L&T Construction Arm To Build Natural Draught Cooling Towers For Rawatbhata Atomic Power Project In Rajasthan

Construction and engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has bagged a 'significant' contract from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).

"The Construction arm of L&T has secured a significant order from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) for its Heavy Civil Infrastructure (HCI) Business to build natural draught cooling towers and a cooling water pump house for the Rawatbhata atomic power project 7 and 8," the company said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday (10 August).

Though the company has not revealed the exact value of the order, the contracts falls under 'significant' category which ranges between Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 2,500 crore.

The scope of the project involves constructing natural draught cooling towers, cooling water pump houses, erection and commissioning of cooling water pumps, and large diameter cement mortar lined and coated steel pipe (CMLC), the main medium to transport hot water from the turbine to the cooling towers, the company said.

The project is scheduled to be completed in 36 months, it added.