Electrical & Gulf Projects operating company, a part of L&T's construction division has bagged orders worth Rs. 582 crore from various customers for four electrical projects in India and UAE.
The company has secured a Rs. 155 crore order from Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Chennai for turnkey construction of 37 km of 400 kV environment-friendly multicircuit transmission line involving narrow base towers. The project is to be completed in 10 months and will transmit power from North Chennai Thermal Power Station Stage II to Almathy 400 kV Substation.
The company bagged a Rs. 90 crore order for construction of 765/400 kV Air Insulated Substation at Uimao (UP) for Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation (DPPTCL) at Lucknow through Crompton Greaves, Gurgaon.
The company has secured a Rs. 70 crore order from NLC Tamilnadu Power (NTPL), a joint venture company of Neyveli Lignite Corporation and Tamilnadu Electricity Board, Chennai for the construction of 400/220 kV Indoor type gas insulated switchyard at 2x 500 MW NTPL Power Project, Tuticorin. The entire project is to be completed in 34 months in a phased manner for different packages.
Further, the company has secured a Rs. 267 crore breakthrough EPC order from Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA)-UAE for the construction of two 132/33/11kV gas insulated substations. To be completed in a tight frame construction schedule of 13-15 months, these gas insulated substations will considerably improve the power system stability in the Northern Regions of UAE.
The company made this announcement during the trading hours today, 09 February 2010.