138.80 (3.66%) L&T Construction, the construction arm of L&T has won orders worth Rs 1,576 crore across various business segments in October, 2014. Under Power Transmission & Distribution Business, the company has secured new orders worth Rs 1,164 crore. A major order has been secured from the Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam under the R-APDRP scheme. The order is for system strengthening and augmentation of power supply networks for Lucknow with SCADA compatibility to improve efficiency and power quality. The project is funded by the Power Finance Corporation. The scope includes construction of 33/11 kV substations, renovation and modernization of existing substations, 11 kV distribution lines, distribution transformer centres, underground cabling, installation of ring main units and electronic energy meters.
Besides, the business has also bagged an order from the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company for the supply, erection, testing and commissioning of a 33/11 kV power distribution network for augmenting rural electricity infrastructure and household electrification for prospective consumers covering the districts of Nadia, 24 Parganas (North) and Cooch Behar in the state of West Bengal under 12th Plan of RGGVY Scheme. The project is funded by the Rural Electricity Corporation.
Under Water & Renewable Energy Business, it has won orders including add-ons worth Rs 304 crore. An EPC order has been received from the Drinking Water & Sanitation Department of the Government of Jharkhand for the Ranchi Water Supply Scheme under JNNURM. The scope involves the design and construction of a 172 MLD intake well with a pump house, a 114 MLD water treatment plant and a 217 km of rising mains and distribution pipelines including associated electromechanical works.
Further, under Heavy Civil Infrastructure Business, additional orders worth Rs 108 crore have been received from various ongoing jobs of the Heavy Civil Infrastructure Business.