Engineering and construction company Larsen & Toubro on Monday said its power transmission & distribution (PT&D) vertical has won large grid infrastructure orders in West Asia. In the company’s parlance, large orders refer to those with a value of Rs 2500 crore to Rs 5000 crore.
The 400kV super grid interconnection linking the electricity networks of GCC member states has helped in efficient utilisation of generation capacity and has improved the overall grid resilience. Currently, the network of the Sultanate of Oman is connected to this interconnection through UAE’s grid at 220kV.
Now a direct interconnection is being established at 400 kV level for which a 400 kV Substation in UAE is crucial. L&T PT&D has won an order to engineer, procure and construct this 400 kV Substation, L&T said in a release.
The company said the vertical has won another order for building a set of new 132kV substations in the West Asia to cater to the electricity demand growth, it said.
In Saudi Arabia, an order was received for turnkey construction of 380 kV overhead transmission lines associated with integration of renewable energy power plants, the company said.