Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) Power Transmission & Distribution Business has secured EPC orders in India and abroad. India has begun major transmission system expansion projects in Gujarat to integrate Renewable Energy (RE) projects and to evacuate power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan.
The company has obtained turnkey packages for the construction of over 365 kilometres of 765kV double circuit transmission lines. The transmission line segment in Rajasthan will allow solar energy to be evacuated from the Ramgarh, Fategarh, and Bhadla complexes to various beneficiaries. The Gujarat connection is part of the network expansion to include the Khavda RE potential zone. The upcoming line will allow power to be transferred from Rajasthan to Gujarat via an already established link during periods of high renewable energy availability.
Furthermore, the Company has been awarded a contract to install an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) in the Greater Mumbai area. This order marks the expansion of intelligent controls, which had previously been restricted primarily to the generation and transmission levels, into the distribution level. The scope of work includes a field survey as well as the design and implementation of SCADA/DMS, Outage Management System, Field Force Automation, Dispatcher Training Simulator, and other related systems. The scope also includes associated hardware such as Feeder Remote Terminal Units (FRTU) and related software/networking systems with appropriate security mechanisms.
Under the Revamped, Reforms-based, and Results-linked Distribution Sector (RDSS) Scheme, the Company has received another order to develop distribution infrastructure in a district of Chhattisgarh. The scope of work includes loss reduction activities such as GIS asset mapping. Feeder segregation/bifurcation, overload mitigation, high voltage distribution, and armoured cabling are examples of loss reduction works. Overseas, the Company has been awarded a contract to build a 380kV substation with associated transmission interconnections in Saudi Arabia. In accordance with its National Renewable Energy Program, the Kingdom is working to increase the share of renewable generation in its energy mix.
Furthermore, the Company has been awarded a contract to build 275kV and 132kV transmission lines along Peninsular Malaysia’s eastern coast. The Company has been awarded a contract to build a 500kV transmission line as part of a transmission system improvement project to improve system security in Thailand’s northern and central regions. Additional orders have been received for ongoing substation and transmission line construction projects in India and the Far East.