The power transmission and distribution business of L&T Construction has won its single largest order in the Middle East from Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (or Kahramaa) for its ongoing Qatar electricity transmission network expansion plan - phase XIII. Through this ambitious project, Kahramaa intends to expand the existing power transmission network to meet the ever-increasing demand for power due to the developmental works in the state of Qatar.
The $ 817 million (Rs 5,250 crores) order will involve the engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) of 30 new gas-insulated substations of varying voltage levels of 220 kV, 132 kV