Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) construction arm -- L&T Construction -- has won orders worth Rs 2170 crore across various business segments. The Power Transmission & Distribution Business of the company has bagged orders worth Rs 623 crore in the domestic and overseas markets.

The company has secured order from Power Grid Corporation of India for the supply and execution of .320kV Pugalur - Trichur HVDC line. This transmission line is a crucial element of the Pugalur Trichur 2 x 1000MW VSC based HVDC system forming a part of the HVDC link between western and southern regions of India. Moreover, a turnkey order has been bagged from Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. (APEPDCL) for providing underground cable works in Visakhapatnam city in Andhra Pradesh. This package is meant for modernizing the power system network connecting seven 33/11kV substations in the zone - 1 division of Visakhapatnam by replacing the HT and LT overhead lines with underground power cables.

In overseas contract, an order has been secured by the business together with its consortium partners, from the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) for the Supply and Construction of a 500kV Transmission Line from Bang Saphan 2 to Surat Thani 2 substations.

Further, the company has secured order worth Rs 1547 crore under water & effluent treatment business. The business, in a joint venture, is for a major reservoir which involves formation of an earth bund of length 4.3 km with a height of 55 m at its maximum with all associated works.

Larsen & Toubro is a major technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing and financial services conglomerate, with global operations.