L&T signs $ 200 mn contract for gas-based plant in Bangladesh

Larsen & Toubro today announced signing a USD 200 million contract with Bangladesh Power Development Board to set up a 225 MW gas-based power plant in Bangladesh.
"The contract, which is valued at about USD 200 million (about Rs 1,200 crore), was secured by L&T in May, 2014," the company said in a statement today.
The contract was signed between Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Secretary Mohd Zahirul Haque and L&T Vice-president Saurabh Indwar in Dhaka on Sunday.
Four development partners of Bangladesh from the Middle-east (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE and OPEC Fund) will finance the project with a fund of approximately USD 167 million, the statement said.

L&T's scope includes design, detailed engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of the power plant on a turnkey basis.
L&T-Sargent and Lundy, a subsidiary of L&T, will carry out the plant integration and detailed engineering, the statement added.
This is the second gas-based power project secured by L&T in Bangladesh. L&T had recently been awarded a USD 280 million order for setting up the 360 MW Bheramara combined cycle power plant.