Larsen & Toubro has received an order valued over INR 2000 crore from GMR Energy Limited, a GMR Group company, for setting up a 2 x 384 MW gas based power plant at Vemagiri near Rajamundry in Andhra Pradesh on a lumpsum turnkey basis.

L&T’s scope includes design, detailed engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of the plant on a turnkey basis.

L&T-Sargent and Lundy, a subsidiary of L&T will carry out the plant integration and detailed engineering, using propriety technology of Sargent & Lundy LLC, USA. L&T will design and manufacture critical equipment for the plant, like heat recovery steam generators, deaerators, condensers, cooling towers, switchgear, and valves.

The plant will incorporate advanced class gas turbines and high efficiency steam turbines which will be procured by L&T. Construction, installation, commissioning and project management will also be carried out by L&T.

The project will be executed on fast track and completed in the 11th plan.