L&T bags Rs 1,366 cr order from Gulf region

Larsen & Toubro today said it has bagged Rs 1,366 crore order from Gulf region for construction of transmission lines and substations.

The engineering & construction major said its subsidiary Larsen & Toubro Saudi Arabia LLC has got a Rs 597 crore order for construction of 225 km of 380kV transmission line project.

"The scope of the project involves complete engineering, supply installation and commissioning of towers, conductors, insulators and fittings," it said in a release, adding that the project would be completed in two years.

The company has also bagged two engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) orders aggregating Rs 497 crore.

The first order, valued at Rs 422 crore from Abu Dhabi Ports Company, is for construction of five medium voltage substations and associated 33kV cabling works for Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone project.

The second order, which involves construction of 132kV cabling and associate works from Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, is worth Rs 75 crore and would be executed in 11 months, it said.

It has also got a Rs 185 crore "breakthrough" order from Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation for engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of 66 km of 220kV underground cabling works.

"This order...Is the first 220kV cable order for L&T in Qatar and this has been bagged against stiff competition from international cable OEMs," it said.

In addition, L&T Oman has secured Rs 87 crore order from Muscat Electricity Distribution Company for construction of 3kV substation and associate works.