A delivered project, not a capability statement
This is the one overseas region where we can point at something finished. HAIL delivered the Indian Oil Corporation petroleum terminal at Amlekhgunj, Nepal, contracted through Likitha Infrastructure Ltd. and completed and handed over.
The scope was a full terminal, not a single tank: two IFR product storage tanks of 4,100 KL each (20 m diameter × 16 m height); two IFR transmix tanks of 250 KL each; two water storage tanks of 3,000 KL each (16 m diameter × 17.5 m height); structural steel erection with electroforged gratings; above-ground and underground piping with 3LPE protective coating; pump installation; and complete painting works.
For a buyer in this region that reference answers the questions that matter: can this contractor move material and people across a border, work to a national oil company's standards, build internal floating roof tanks to API 650, and hand over a documentation dossier that survives scrutiny. Amlekhgunj says yes, and it is checkable.
Nepal — the landlocked case
Nepal is instructive because it is the hardest logistics case in the region and we have already solved it. There is no port. Material moves by road from India through the Raxaul–Birgunj corridor or equivalent crossings, which means every piece is sized for road transport and customs documentation has to be exact or the consignment sits at the border.
Being an Indian contractor is a structural advantage here rather than an incidental one: road access rather than sea freight, no ocean transit damage risk, short lead times on corrective items, and familiarity with the cross-border documentation regime. For Nepali terminal, depot and industrial projects we are about as close to a domestic supplier as a foreign contractor can be.
The rest of the region
Bangladesh
Fuel depots and import terminals via Chattogram and Mongla, fertiliser plant ammonia and urea storage, and power plant HFO tankage. Short sea freight from Indian east coast ports, or road and rail for border-adjacent sites.
Sri Lanka
Colombo and Trincomalee terminal and tank farm work — including refurbishment and reconstruction of older tankage to API 653, which is a distinct capability from new build.
Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia
Refinery, petrochemical and palm oil sector tankage. Longer freight legs, more established local fabrication competition, and generally best approached as a subcontract or supply package to a main contractor already positioned in-country.
Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos
Smaller fuel depot and industrial storage requirements where the constraint is usually inland logistics and site infrastructure rather than tank engineering.
To be clear about the boundary of our record: Nepal is delivered; the remaining countries in this region represent capability and intent, not completed contracts.
Monsoon, seismic and humidity
Seismic design
Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines sit in serious seismic zones. Tank anchorage, shell design for sloshing, and flexible piping connections are engineered to the governing seismic provisions rather than a generic template.
Monsoon scheduling
Erection, blasting and painting windows are planned around the monsoon. Coating in the wrong month is money burned; we sequence surface preparation and application to the weather rather than to the bar chart alone.
Humidity and consumables
High humidity affects filler metal condition and coating adhesion. Electrode ovens, consumable control and dew-point checking before painting are part of the site quality regime, not optional extras.
Soft alluvial ground
River-delta and alluvial sites in Bangladesh and parts of Southeast Asia bring settlement risk. The post-hydrotest settlement survey regime is planned around the geotechnical report.
What we build for this region
Petroleum terminals and depots
API 650 cone roof, IFR, EFR and DDFR tanks for petrol, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene and fuel oil — with piping, pumps, fire protection and instrumentation as an integrated terminal package, exactly as delivered at Amlekhgunj.
Fertiliser and chemical storage
API 620 and BS 7777 cryogenic ammonia tanks, atmospheric chemical and acid tankage, and process storage for fertiliser and chemical plants.
Water and utility storage
Large bulk water storage — the Amlekhgunj scope included two 3,000 KL water tanks — plus firewater and utility tankage.
Tank repair and reconstruction
API 653 inspection, repair, alteration and reconstruction for ageing terminal tankage, including floor replacement, shell course renewal and floating roof upgrades.
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Frequently asked questions — South & Southeast Asia
Have you actually built a storage terminal outside India?
Yes — the Indian Oil Corporation petroleum terminal at Amlekhgunj, Nepal, contracted through Likitha Infrastructure Ltd., completed and handed over. Scope covered two IFR product tanks of 4,100 KL each (20 m diameter × 16 m height), two 250 KL IFR transmix tanks, two 3,000 KL water tanks (16 m diameter × 17.5 m height), structural steel with electroforged gratings, above-ground and underground 3LPE-coated piping, pump installation and complete painting works.
How do you deliver tanks to landlocked Nepal?
By road from India through the Raxaul–Birgunj corridor or equivalent crossings, with every piece sized for road transport and customs documentation prepared precisely — an incorrect consignment sits at the border. Being an Indian contractor is a structural advantage for Nepal: road access rather than sea freight, no ocean transit damage risk, short lead times on corrective items, and familiarity with the cross-border documentation regime.
Do you work in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia?
We quote and are equipped for these markets, and we are clear that Nepal is our delivered reference while the others represent capability rather than completed contracts. Bangladesh is served by short sea freight through Chattogram and Mongla or by road and rail for border-adjacent sites; Sri Lanka through Colombo and Trincomalee, including API 653 reconstruction of older tankage; Southeast Asia is generally best approached as a supply or subcontract package to a main contractor already positioned in-country.
How do you design for seismic zones?
Tank anchorage, shell design for sloshing loads and flexible piping connections are engineered to the governing seismic provisions for the specific site, using the project's seismic data rather than a generic template. Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines require particular attention, and the seismic case frequently governs anchorage and shell thickness on larger tanks.
How does the monsoon affect the programme?
Erection, blasting and painting windows are planned around it. Coating applied in the wrong conditions is money burned, so surface preparation and application are sequenced to the weather as well as the bar chart. Humidity also affects filler metal condition and coating adhesion, so electrode ovens, consumable control and dew-point checking before painting are part of the site quality regime.
Can you repair or reconstruct existing tanks rather than build new?
Yes. We work to API 653 for inspection, repair, alteration and reconstruction — floor replacement, shell course renewal, floating roof upgrades and settlement remediation. For ageing terminal tankage in this region that is often a better commercial answer than replacement, and it is a distinct discipline from new construction.
What tank sizes did you build at Amlekhgunj?
Two internal floating roof product storage tanks of 4,100 KL each at 20 m diameter and 16 m height; two IFR transmix tanks of 250 KL each; and two water storage tanks of 3,000 KL each at 16 m diameter and 17.5 m height. Our overall capability extends to API 650 tanks up to 110 m diameter, so Amlekhgunj sits well inside what we can build.
Who was the client and can the project be verified?
The terminal was built for Indian Oil Corporation at Amlekhgunj, Nepal, contracted through Likitha Infrastructure Ltd. We are happy for prospective clients to verify the reference as part of prequalification — it is the main reason we lead with it rather than with generic capability claims.