OREANDA-NEWS. The Power Transmission & Distribution Business of L&T Construction has secured a prestigious major international EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) order valued at ' 2935 crores (473 Mn USD /1723 Mn QAR) from Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) for the supply, construction and commissioning of 18 EHV (Extra High Voltage) substations and 151 km of EHV cabling in Qatar.

This order is part of the Qatar Power Transmission System Expansion - Phase XI - Stage I and is the single largest order for the Company in the Power Transmission & Distribution business.

The scope includes supply, erection, testing and commissioning of Gas Insulated Switchgear of 220/132/66/22kV, power transformers, 220/132/66kV EHV cables, 11 kV air insulated switchgear, protection and substation systems, DC system and auxiliaries. The contract encompasses design and construction of civil buildings with a complete set of utilities such as air conditioning, fire protection and lighting systems.

The project is scheduled to be completed in 22 months.

These substations are being built to augment the existing power system network to cater to growing infrastructure facilities. The project is spread across prominent locations in Qatar.

L&T is already executing similar EHV substations and EHV cables as part of Phase X for KAHRAMAA. The order affirms L&T’s strong operational competencies and customer goodwill in GCC countries.

Commenting on the order, Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, Member of the Board and Senior Executive Vice President (Infrastructure & Construction), L&T said that “this order, won against stiff global competition reconfirms L&T’s leadership position in this sector at GCC. It also aligns well with L&T’s expansion plans in the international arena.”