Larsen & Toubro wins Rs 747 cr contract from NPCIL

Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today said it has won a Rs 747-crore order from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) to supply steam generators.

"The heavy engineering arm of Larsen & Toubro has received orders worth Rs 747 crore from NPCIL to supply steam generators and end shields for its indigenously designed 700 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) to be set up at Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) in Fatehabad district of Haryana," L&T said in a statement.

These steam generators and end shields will be manufactured at L&T's integrated, state-of-the-art Hazira manufacturing complex in Gujarat, which is one of the largest of its kind in South Asia, it said.

Steam generator is a critical equipment of the nuclear power facility that generates steam by using heat produced in a reactor core, while end shield is used to prevent the direct radiation coming out from a reactor core.

Commenting on the order, Shailendra Roy, Whole-Time Director (Power, Heavy Engg & Nuclear), L&T, said, "India's nuclear power programme is designed to provide a safe, environmentally clean and economically viable source of electrical energy. As a pioneer equipment supplier to the nuclear power segment, L&T is committed to contributing to the accelerated development of Indian nuclear power programme."