OREANDA-NEWS. The construction arm of L&T has won orders worth 1576 crores across various business segments in October, 2014.

Power Transmission & Distribution Business:

The Business has secured new orders worth 1164 crores.

A major order has been secured from the Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited under the R-APDRP scheme. The order is for system strengthening and augmentation of power supply networks for Lucknow with SCADA compatibility to improve efficiency and power quality.

The project is funded by the Power Finance Corporation Limited. The scope includes construction of 33/11 kV substations, renovation and modernization of existing substations, 11kV distribution lines, distribution transformer centres, underground cabling, installation of ring main units and electronic energy meters.

The Business also bagged an order from the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited for the supply, erection, testing and commissioning of a 33/11kV power distribution network for augmenting rural electricity infrastructure and household electrification for prospective consumers covering the districts of Nadia, 24 Parganas (North) and Cooch Behar in the state of West Bengal under 12th Plan of RGGVY Scheme. The project is funded by the Rural Electricity Corporation Limited.

Water & Renewable Energy Business:

The Water & Renewable Energy Business has won orders including add-ons worth 304 crores

An EPC order has been received from the Drinking Water & Sanitation Department of the Government of Jharkhand for the Ranchi Water Supply Scheme under JNNURM.

The scope involves the design and construction of a 172 MLD 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.

Heavy Civil Infrastructure Business:

Additional orders worth 108 crores have been received from various ongoing jobs of the Heavy Civil Infrastructure Business

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