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L&T bags Rs 853-cr orders

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Mumbai, July 13

Mumbai, July 13 Larsen and Toubro has bagged contracts valued at Rs 853 crore. It has a Rs 366-crore order from the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority for design, supply, installation and commissioning of the two 132/22 kV substations at Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, with Mott MacDonald as consultant to the project.

Each substation consists of 132 V gas insulated switchgear, 22 kV gas insulated switchgear, 63/80MVA 132/22 kV transformers, substation control and monitoring system, protection and telecommunication system, DC system and auxiliaries, and substations. The contract will be completed within 18 months.

More orders

It has secured another order for turnkey construction of 400/220 kV extra high voltage substations valued at Rs 200 crore from the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

One of these major substations, to be located at Gurgaon (Near Delhi), will be 400/220 kV gas insulated substation. The other air-insulated substations will be at Bhinmal and Kankroli in Rajasthan, and Zerda in Gujarat

L&T is currently doing more than 12 projects for PGCIL at various locations. ECC, L&T’s Construction Division, will execute both of these projects

ECC’s Water and Utilities group has also bagged three orders valued at Rs 287 crore.

Water supply

The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Sewerage Board has awarded an order for Rs 195 crore for implementation of comprehensive water supply schemes in Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai and Pudukottai districts in the State.

The water project includes supply, installation, testing and commissioning of mild steel, and pre-stressed concrete pipelines. Scope also includes construction of storage reservoirs and electro-mechanical works. The project will be completed in 18 months.

The Delhi Jal Board awarded an EPC order of value Rs 92.50 crore for design, providing, laying, jointing, testing and commissioning of 22 km of 1,200-mm diameter mild steel raw water transmission main from Wazirabad raw water pump house to the proposed water treatment plant at Okhla.

DJB shall be able to pump 22 MGD raw water to the treatment plant for distribution to outer Delhi and south Delhi. The project will be completed in 20 months.

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