L&T wins EPC order for UAE’s largest energy project
Indian engineering and construction company L&T has been awarded an EPC contract for the 1800 MW Phase 6 of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai.
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UAE, Dubai: Indian engineering and construction company L&T has been awarded an EPC contract for the 1800 MW Phase 6 of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai.
The contract was awarded by Masdar to the renewable Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) arm of Larsen & Toubro’s Power Transmission & Distribution business. Spread over 20 km2, the solar photovoltaic power plant will become operational in three phases.
In addition to the plant, the projext includes related evacuation and interconnection arrangements including two Gas Insulated Substations (GIS), high voltage underground cabling and medium voltage distribution networks. Masdar and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) signed the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the project in September 2023. DEWA will retain a 60% stake in the project and be the sole off-taker of the power generated from the plant.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the largest single-site solar park in the world based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. L&T doesn’t disclose specific contract value, but they categorised the award as mega, in the INR 100 billion to INR 150 billion range ($1.2-$1.8 billion).
Source: Zawya
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