L&T subsidiary wins $85 million order in Qatar

Will supply 1 kv vaccum circuit breakers over a two year period to Qatar's Kahramaa

Larsen & Toubro's Malaysian subsidiary Tamco Switchgear has won $85 million contract to supply 11 kv vaccum circuit breakers over a two year period to Kahramaa, Qatar's sole distributor of  electricity and water supply.

S C Bhargava, chairman  of Tamco Switchgear and Senior Vice President and Head of L&T Electrical & Automation said, “We have had split orders for many projects in Qatar in the past. This complete order has come as a testimonial of customer’s confidence in our medium voltage capability to meet the demands of large scale projects.”

Tamco won the order for indoor switchgear panels against international competitors, including Korean and European firms.