L&T wins $120m GCC project contracts
MUMBAI, December 28, 2015
Indian engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said its regional subsidiaries have secured two key contracts worth a total of $120.18 million in the Gulf region.
A major technology and manufacturing conglomerate, L&T operates in over 30 countries worldwide.
Larsen & Toubro (Oman) has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order worth $63.58 million from Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industrial Company (Orpic) for a petroleum coke handling and storage project.
The scope of work includes design, engineering, procurement, supply, construction, erection, installation and commissioning of the facility at Sohar, Oman.
L&T said its fully-owned Saudi subsidiary won an order valued at SR212.26 million ($56.6 million) for the construction of two 115 kV substations in the Dammam area from National Grid, a subsidiary of Saudi Electricity Company.
According to the Indian construction giant, the work involves detailed design, engineering, installation, testing and commissioning of 115 kV gas insulated switchgear, 115/13.8 kV, 50/67 MVA power transformers, 13.8 kV switchgear, control and protection systems, substation automation systems, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), Novec fire-fighting systems with associated auxiliary systems and other civil works.
The project is scheduled to be completed in the next 22 months.-TradeArabia News Service