Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has announced on Wednesday, May 8, that its power transmission and distribution business has secured “major” orders both domestically and internationally. According to L&T’s classification, orders falling within the range of ₹5,000 crore to ₹10,000 crore are deemed ‘major’.
T Madhava Das, L&T’s whole-time director and senior executive vice-president (utilities), highlighted the rapid innovations witnessed in solar power and related hybrid technologies, encompassing project formulation, application areas, design, engineering, and construction methods. “We are proud to be at the forefront of implementing such technologically advanced projects of critical nature,” he stated.
The newly acquired orders encompass a diverse array of projects, including the establishment of two floating solar plants in India. L&T disclosed in a stock exchange filing that these orders entail a cumulative floating solar capacity exceeding 150 MWac, along with a ground-mounted solar PV capacity of 120 MWac.
Floating solar projects involve the mounting of solar modules on structures that float in bodies of water, such as reservoirs, quarries, or lakes. In contrast to ground-mounted solar plants, floating ones circumvent land acquisition and typically entail less civil work. Additionally, they offer site-specific advantages, including reduced water evaporation.
L&T’s power transmission and distribution business also received orders to establish 765 kV transmission lines and a gas insulated substation to integrate solar energy zones in Rajasthan and Karnataka. These links will facilitate the evacuation of renewable energy to load centers across the country. Furthermore, the business secured another significant order from Kuwait to construct a 400 kV gas insulated substation, crucial for powering residential clusters being developed as part of the South Sabah Al-Ahmad City project.
In Oman, L&T’s power transmission and distribution business is tasked with building a 400 kV overhead transmission line and two 400 kV grid stations as part of the nation’s interconnection and grid strengthening project. Oman aims to unify its standalone electricity networks into a unified 400 kV national grid. Lastly, in the UAE, L&T secured orders to construct two 132 kV substations along with associated works. This announcement follows L&T’s earlier report in March, where its subsidiary L&T GeoStructure secured multiple orders across the country ranging from ₹1,000 crore to ₹2,500 crore.