January 5, 2015

The L&T Construction’s transmission and distribution business has secured new orders worth Rs. 668 crores. Larsen & Toubro Saudi Arabia LLC, a fully owned subsidiary of L&T, has bagged orders from the National Grid, Saudi Arabia (a subsidiary of Saudi Electricity Company), for the construction of 132 kV cabling & 132 kV double-circuit transmission lines in Buraydah and Hail Areas of Saudi Arabia.

On the domestic front, the business vertical bagged an order from Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL) for the turnkey construction of 400 kV double circuit quad transmission lines between Banda-Orai and Banda-Allahabad regions of Uttar Pradesh.

The business has also received an EPC order from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) as a part of the northern regional strengthening scheme. The scope of work includes extension of 400/220 kV GIS Parbati pooling, 400/220 kV GIS Gurgaon substation and 400 kV GIS Kanpur substation.