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Larsen & Toubro wins RDSS orders in Rajasthan

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The Power Transmission & Distribution (PTD) business of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has received several EPC orders in India and overseas.

The PTD business has won orders to develop distribution infrastructure in two discom circles of western Rajasthan, under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).

Without giving further details on the order, a release from L&T said that under the umbrella of RDSS, distribution utilities in the country have taken up various modernization measures to improve operational efficiency and financial sustainability. To significantly reduce the aggregate technical & commercial (AT&C) losses at the pan-India level is an important objective of the scheme towards which, the discoms undertake several distribution infrastructure improvements such as segregating feeders, reconductoring, cabling, augmenting line networks and elements, geo-tagging of assets, etc.

 

Other orders

The PTD business of L&T has also bagged a power supply system order for the second phase of Chennai Metro. The scope includes the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of receiving substations (RSS), auxiliary substations, and SCADA system for the northern sections of Corridors 3 & 5.

The 110kV gas-insulated receiving substations get incoming supply from the grid and feed power supply to the traction and station requirements. 33kV auxiliary substations interconnected through a 33kV cable system feed the auxiliary loads of metro stations such as lighting, ventilation, lifts, etc. Related control and protection systems are also included in the scope.

In the overseas market, the business has won an order to supply, construct, test, and commission a 132kV substation in the United Arab Emirates.

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Order Value

Though the L&T release did not specify the value of the orders, the order has been termed as “significant” implying that the order value is in the range of Rs.1,000 crore to Rs.2,500 crore.

 

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