L&T bags EPC order for 400 mw power plant in Bangladesh

Mumbai Nov 29 (IANS) Industrial conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said it has bagged an engineering procurement construction (EPC) order for a 400 megawatt (MW) gas-based power plant in Bangladesh.

"Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has awarded the contract for setting up Bibiyana South 400 mw combined cycle power plant project to a consortium of L&T and Samsung C&T Corp of South Korea " the company said in a statement.

"L&T shall be executing the EPC contract valued at approximately $250 million. L&T s scope includes design detail engineering supply installation and commissioning of the complete power plant on a turnkey basis."

According to the company the plant will incorporate state-of-the-art single shaft advanced class gas turbine steam turbine and generator from Siemens AG of Germany which will be procured by L&T.

"L&T-Sargent & Lundy a joint venture company of L&T and Sargent & Lundy LLC US will carry out the plant integration and detail engineering using propriety technology of Sargent & Lundy " the statement added.

--IANS
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