Larsen & Toubro bagged an order worth Rs.144
crore from the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) for the
construction of 85 km long 220 kV transmission lines.
The scope of work, to be executed by the
Company's Engineering Construction & Contracts Division (ECC), involves:
- Completion of a 220 kV grid interconnection by
connecting Sweihan 440 / 220 kV Grid Station with Al Hayer 220 kV Grid
Station (35 route km) and to Ramah / Al Khazna 220 kV OHL (50 route km)
- Live line replacement of existing earthwire /
8 fibre optical fibre ground wire (OPGW) by new 32 fibre OPGW for a length
of 92 km in three different circuits. The main OHL comprises double circuit
twin aluminium conductor steel reinforced (ACSR) 'Dove' conductor with
single OPGW.
The towers will be designed in-house by L&T-ECC,
and will be sourced from the company's transmission line towers manufacturing
facilities in Pondicherry and Pithampur (MP). Mott MacDonald is the project
consultant.
The project is scheduled for completion by
January 2008. On completion of this project, Sweihan Station will be connected
to the 220 kV network consisting of Ramah, Khazna, Al Hayer, Dahma, Salamat
substations in UAE thus increasing the stability of 220 kV network.
INTORDR