However, other bidders are breathing down L&T's neck and the outcome is not yet clear as the project operator goes through its final reviews and seeks board approvals to proceed, said well-placed sources.
Sources said at least six companies had submitted technical and commercial offers for this engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract.
They are L&T, South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, Singapore's SMOE, Malaysians Sime Darby and Kencana, and Japanese company Nippon Steel's Thailand subsidiary.
