Date:08/02/2006 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/02/08/stories/2006020801760200.htm

Back L&T bags Rs 144-cr transmission line order in West Asia

Our Bureau

Mumbai , Feb. 7

LARSEN & Toubro has secured an order worth Rs 144 crore from the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) for the construction of 85 km-long 220 kV transmission lines.

The project, for which Mott MacDonald is consultant, is to be completed in 24 months starting January, said a press release from L&T.

The work is to be executed by L&T's Engineering Construction & Contracts Division.

The towers for the project will be designed in-house by the Engineering Design and Research Centre team of ECC, and will be sourced from the L&T's Transmission Line Towers manufacturing facilities in Pondicherry and Pithampur.

On completion of this project, the Sweihan Station will be connected to the 220 kV network consisting of Ramah, Khazna, Al Hayer, Dahma, Salamat substations in UAE, thus increasing the stability of 220 kV network.

Mr K.V. Rangaswami, Member of the Board and Sr. Executive Vice-President, L&T, said, "In the Middle East, L&T has a strong presence in electrical business segment. This repeat order from a quality conscious organisation like ADWEA is testimony to the global technology standards of L&T and its international competitiveness".