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L&T bags $32.72M order in West Asia
By agencies
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Wednesday, 08 February 2006, 20:30 IST
MUMBAI: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured an order worth $32.72 million from the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) for the construction of 85 km-long 220 kV transmission lines.
Commenting on this, K V Rangaswami, Member of the Board and Senior Executive Vice-President, L&T said, In the West Asia, L&T has a strong presence in electrical business segment. This repeat order from a quality conscious organization like ADWEA is testimony to the global technology standards of L&T and its international competitiveness.
The project, for which Mott MacDonald is consultant, is to be completed in 24 months starting January, the company said in a statement. 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 Center 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.