Indian infra major to build 400 MW power plant in Bangladesh
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday announced that it has received a Rs.1,700-crore order from Japan’s Marubeni Corporation for setting up the Bibiyana III 400 MW combined cycle power plant project of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB). “BPDB awarded the EPC contract for setting up the 400 MW gas based power plant project to Marubeni Corporation of Japan, which in turn awarded the EPC sub-contract to L&T on turnkey basis,” said L&T in a statement. The plant will be developed at Nabiganj in Habiganj district of Sylhet division, in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, at around 130 kms from Agartala, India. The project will be executed by L&T’s Baroda-based gas based power projects business unit. L&T’s scope of work includes design, detailed engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of the complete power plant on turnkey basis. “The plant will incorporate state-of-the-art advanced class gas turbine and generator from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Japan, and high efficiency steam turbine and generator from Fuji Electric Company, Japan, which will be procured by L&T,” the company said. The plant integration and detailed engineering will be carried out by L&T-Sargent and Lundy, a joint venture company of L&T. L&T has currently two more gas based power projects in Bangladesh on EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) basis - the 360 MW Bheramara combined cycle power plant development project of North West Power Generation Co. Ltd, and the 225 MW Sikalbaha combined cycle power plant project of BPDB - in their advance stages of completion. Larsen & Toubro is a $15-billion Indian multinational company headquartered in Mumbai. The company’s business functions include technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing and financial services. L&T has executed various large gas based power projects on EPC basis in India and abroad. It has operations in over 30 countries worldwide.
September 16, 2015 | 2:15pm IST.
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