Larsen and Toubro Ltd on 8 May announced that its power transmission and distribution business has won “major” orders in India and overseas.

According to the company’s regulatory filing, the orders fall under the ‘major’ classification that ranges between Rs 5,000 crore to 10,000 crore.

The filling added, “The orders comprise a cumulative floating solar capacity of over 150 MWac, in addition to a ground-mounted solar PV of 120 MWac capacity.”

The floating solar projects involve mounting solar modules on structures that float in a water body, such as a quarry, reservoir, or lake. Compared to the ground-mounted solar plants, the floating power plant does not require any sort of land acquisition and less civil work. 

The company’s power transmission and distribution business has also secured orders to establish 765-kilovolt transmission lines and gas-insulatedgas-insulated substations to integrate solar energy zones in Rajasthan and Karnataka. These links will enable the evacuation of renewable energy to the load centres in different parts of India.

The power transmission and distribution business vertical has also received an order from Kuwait to build a 400-kilovolt (kV) gas-insulated substation that will be crucial in powering the residential clusters being developed as part of the South Sabah Al-Ahmad City project.

They have received orders to build a 400 kV overhead transmission line and two 400 kV grid stations as a part of Oman’s interconnection and grid strengthening project.