L&T Construction wins multiple EPC contracts

L&T Construction has bagged multiple contracts in its various business segments. In the Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) Business, it won two EPC orders to set up over 400 MW Solar Photovoltaic projects in Gujarat. The scope of work in these packages involves Design, Engineering, Supply, Construction, Testing, Commissioning and Operation & Maintenance of Grid-Connected Solar PV Plants of about 200 MW each. A 765kV Double Circuit Transmission Line package has been received through a project-specific transmission company for the evacuation of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan. In West Bengal, orders have been received to supply and install High Voltage Distribution Systems in certain districts on a turnkey mode. This grid modernization program in semi-urban and rural areas is being implemented by the State with multilateral assistance. Another order to construct 220kV and 132kV Transmission Lines has been won from the state transmission utility. The business has won a 400 kV Substation order in Tamil Nadu. The scope of the package involves establishing a complete substation including associated transformers, reactors, switchgear, control & protection, substation automation systems. In Qatar, the business has won an order to install line connected current limiting reactors for the first time in the country's network. As the electricity network expands, this 400 kV equipment will help improve grid stability and enable the use of existing switchgear without major replacements, said Whole-Time Director & Senior Executive VP (Utilities), T. Madhava Das.