L&T wins orders worth Rs 1,563 cr in July & August

Includes breakthrough order for 500 kV double circuit transmission line in Malaysia

The Power Transmission & Distribution Business of L&T Construction has won orders worth Rs 1,563 crore in both the international and domestic markets in July and August.

As a strategic breakthrough in the ASEAN market, the company has received order from Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) for the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a 500 kV double circuit transmission line in Malaysia. This is one of the three packages of the 500 kV overhead double circuit transmission line for TNB from Yong-Peng to Lenggeng in Peninsular Malaysia which will be critical for evacuating power from the power plants in the Johor state.

L&T Oman LLC, a subsidiary of L&T in Oman, bagged two major orders from Oman Electricity Transmission Company SAOG (OETC) for engineering, procurement and construction of a 132kV Gird Station at SAADA & 220kV/132kV/33kV Grid Station at Madinat Sultan Qaboos (MSQ).

Another engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order was received from Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) for the construction of a 132/11kV substation at Dubai.

Yet another order has been bagged order in the Middle East for the supply of 33kV transmission towers.

On the domestic front, the company has received order from Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO) for the EPC of a 400kV double circuit (Quad) transmission line linking Kamudhi and Karaikudi.

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has awarded the company a mandate for the construction of a 765kV double circuit transmission line from Banaskantha to Chittorgarh, which is associated with the Green Energy corridor.