Larsen & Toubro bagged orders worth Rs 1,576 crore in October

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on ednesday said it has secured projects worth Rs 1,576 crore across business segments in October. Its construction arm L&T Construction bagged contracts in its power transmission and distribution, water and renewable energy and heavy civil infrastructure businesses, a company release said.

In the power business, L&T secured orders valued at Rs 1,164 crore from Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam under the R-APDRP scheme and the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDC).

The scope of contract from Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam, which is funded by Power Finance Corporation, includes construction of 33/11kV substations, renovation and modernisation of existing substations, 11kV distribution lines, distribution transformer centres, underground cabling, installation of ring main units and electronic energy metres, the release said.

In the water and renewable energy business, the company bagged Rs 304 crore worth EPC contract from the Jharkhand government for the Ranchi water supply scheme under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM.

The scope involves the design and construction of a 172 MLD (million litres per day) intake well with a pump house, a 114 MLD water treatment plant and a 217 km of rising mains and distribution pipelines including associated electromechanical works, the release said.

In the heavy civil infrastructure business, L&T secured orders worth Rs 108 crore from various ongoing jobs, the release said.