The Heavy Engineering arm of Larsen & Toubro has won significant contracts for its various business segments including Nuclear, Refinery, Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas in Q4 of FY21, the company said in a press release.
While it didn’t disclose the order value, L&T classifies order between Rs1,000 crore to Rs2,500 crore as a significant project.
In the Nuclear segment, L&T Heavy Engineering has secured order for 12 Steam Generators (SGs) from NPCIL for the 3 x 700 MWe Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR). The company said this order strengthens its position as a key Nuclear power equipment supplier for Government of India’s fleet mode procurement program. It said the fleet order for Reactor Headers and Pressurizers for GHAVP 1&2 Units were received in the earlier quarter. The fleet program consists of constructing 10 units of 700 MWe PHWR with indigenous technology. Steam Generators, Reactor Headers and Pressurizers are critical equipment of Nuclear Island of the power plant.
Whereas, in the Refinery, Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas segment, L&T Heavy Engineering won a Critical Reactor system package order for IOCL’s Petrochemical Project against stiff international competition. The company said this is an important step in indigenization of high technology equipment and another major contribution towards Government of India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
The company’s other notable orders include Hydroprocessing Reactors for the renewable diesel & biofuel project for prestigious refinery majors from USA & Europe; Reactor with internals for IOCL Barauni and a service contract for IOCL Panipat PTA project.
The company said L&T Heavy Engineering recently created a global benchmark in Nuclear manufacturing by dispatching first out of the four 700 MWe Steam Generators (SGs) and first Reactor Endshield for Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) in 36 months despite COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Other important milestone during the quarter included dispatch of the World’s Heaviest LC-Max Reactors for HPCL’s Visakh Refinery and EO Reactor for IOCL’s Ethylene Glycol Project at Paradip Refinery, Odisha, ahead of schedule.