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L&T Secures 'Large' Order Worth Up To Rs 5,000 Crore To Build Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia
Water Desalination Plant (Courtesy Dailynewsegypt)
India construction and engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a "Large" order, valued between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore, to build the Ras Mohaisen Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia.
The project has been awarded by ACWA Power, a major developer in the Middle East, to a joint venture where L&T is the lead partner.
L&T has set up the JV in partnership with Lantania of Spain.
"The Water & Effluent Treatment (WET) Business of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), along with Lantania of Spain, has signed a contract with ACWA Power, a major developer in the Middle East, to build the Ras Mohaisen Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia," the company said in a statement.
The Ras Mohaisen Desalination Plant will have a capacity of 300,000 cubic meters per day (m³/day).
The contract includes the design, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning of the desalination plant, along with:
Pumping stations and a 600,000 cubic meter potable water storage facility
Electrical special facility and associated works along with state-of-the-art automation and instrumentation systems
An integrated solar PV plant
This is L&T’s second major desalination order in Saudi Arabia in recent months, reinforcing its expansion strategy in the Middle East’s water infrastructure sector.
