L&T Bags Orders For Two Floating Solar Project Worth 150 MWac, 120 MW Ground Mounted Project

Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) power transmission and distribution (PT&D) business has won multiple orders in India and abroad. The business has bagged orders to establish two floating solar plants in India.

The orders secured by L&T comprise a cumulative floating solar capacity of more than 150 MWac, in addition to a ground-mounted solar PV of 120 MWac capacity. Floating Solar projects involve mounting solar modules on structures that float in a water body, typically a reservoir/ lake/ abandoned quarry.

PT&D also received orders to establish 765 kV Transmission Lines and a Gas Insulated Substation to integrate solar energy zones in Rajasthan and Karnataka. These links are to enable the evacuation of renewable energy to load centres in various parts of the country.

L&T’s EPC division has also been on a strong winning streak in the middle east, with a string of large project wins for utility scale solar in Saudi Arabia in particular, among other countries in the region. the firm has been seen to be focused on overseas contracts over projects in India, due to higher margins.  In India, notable projects by the solar division include the 330 MW RUMS solar park in MP, a 60 MW plant at Tamil Nadu, and in floating solar, a 4 MW plant in Jharkhand.

Larsen & Toubro is a USD 23 billion Indian multinational engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing, and Services. It operates in over 50 countries worldwide.