Asia | December 16, 2021

L&T to provide dynamic reactive power compensator for Abu Dhabi substation

UAE, Abu Dhabi: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won an order to provide a dynamic reactive power compensator system for a 220 kV substation in Abu Dhabi.

 

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UAE, Abu Dhabi: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won an order to provide a dynamic reactive power compensator system for a 220 kV substation in Abu Dhabi.

In a release, L&T said that the scope of this order, placed by an unnamed client, includes related protection, substation control and monitoring system (SCMS), 220 kV cables and associated civil, mechanical, and electrical works.

L&T also said that to enhance the grid stability and provide voltage support, specialized equipment such as STATCOMs (static synchronous compensator) and SVCs (static VAr compensator) are deployed in substations.

This order in Abu Dhabi formed part of a slew of domestic and overseas orders landed by L&T’s PTD business. Some others are:

  • Orders to construct 380 kV overhead transmission lines, 132 kV network connections and a 400 kV substation;
  • Order to build a new 220 kV GIS substation in Bangladesh;
  • Mandates to create power distribution infrastructure in two circle areas of Bengaluru,

L&T has not disclosed the exact aggregate value of these orders.

 

Source; T&D India