State-owned Gujarat State Electricity Corporation (GSECL) has awarded an EPC order of over Rs 1100 crore to the engineering major, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for setting up a 1 x 375 MW gas-based power plant at Dhuvaran near Vadodara in Gujarat.
The order was awarded under the global competitive bidding that saw participation from domestic and international power plant equipment manufacturers. The project will be executed by the Vadodara-based gas-based power projects business unit of L&T Power and will be commissioned during 12th plan period, within 30 months from date of notice to proceed, an official statement said.
L&T-Sargent & Lundy, a subsidiary of L&T, will carry out the plant integration and detailed engineering, using propriety technology of Sargent & Lundy LLC, USA. L&T will design and manufacture critical equipment for the plant, like heat recovery steam generator, de-aerator, condenser, cooling tower, switchgear and valves. Project management, construction, installation and commissioning will also be carried out by L&T.L&T is assigned designing, detailed engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of the complete power plant on a turnkey basis. The plant will incorporate state-of-art advanced class Gas Turbines and high efficiency Steam Turbines from Siemens AG, Germany, which will be procured by L&T, the statement said.