Indian multinational conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced the competition of two contracts with a Middle Eastern developer to build two gigawatt-scale solar PV plants.
Together, the plants will have a total capacity of 3.5GW.
Explaining the value of the Middle East to L&T’s portfolio, S. N. Subrahmanyan, Chairman and Managing Director, L&T, comments:
“The Middle East is far ahead in creating sustainable energy infrastructure and in providing a smart lifestyle. These orders are welcome additions to our green portfolio, as we build the company of the future with next-generation technologies”
The additional plants will increase L&T’s international portfolio, primarily located in India, to a total of 22GWp capacity – including both solar and wind projects.
According to L&T, the contracts will include pooling substations and overhead transmission lines, with engineering and construction work kicking off in the imminent future.
Madhava Das, Whole-time Director and Senior Executive Vice President (Utilities), L&T, adds: “The successive order wins stand testimony to our proven engineering and project management capabilities to meet the requirements in terms of plant performance, workforce mobilisation, safety, quality and timeline.
“We cherish this level of customer trust.”
