L&T wins main contract for organising 185 MW photo voltaic plant with 254 MWh BESS

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) mentioned on Monday that it has secured a serious order for organising a grid-connected 185 megawatt (MW) photo voltaic PV plant together with a 254 MWh Battery Vitality Storage System (BESS).

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The undertaking price is estimated to be within the vary of ₹2,500-5,000 crore.

The Energy Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) vertical of L&T has received the home order to construct the photo voltaic plant at Kajra in Lakhisarai district of Bihar, the engineering procurement and building (EPC) big mentioned.

The BESS, with a capability of 254 MWh will allow storing photo voltaic vitality throughout low-demand durations and discharging when the demand peaks. As well as, the BESS may even assist clean the fluctuations in technology, frequency regulation and voltage help. It comes with a black begin functionality to the grid that may facilitate fast re-energisation after an outage, it added.

A Ravindran, Sr Vice President & Head of Renewable Strategic Enterprise Group, PT&D, mentioned “This can be a welcome addition to our Renewable EPC portfolio of 18 GWp (Gigawatt Peak) cumulative capability, comprising photo voltaic and wind technology tasks already commissioned and within the making. On the Battery Vitality Storage System entrance, we deal with greater than 1.5 GWh of storage capability. This wealthy expertise has made us the EPC accomplice of selection for builders globally”.

Prabhudas Lilladher Analysis Analyst Amit Anwani mentioned that L&T’s PT&D enterprise has received a major order (₹25,000- 5,000 crore) to construct Photo voltaic + BESS in Bihar. This order takes its YTD order consumption to ₹5,500-12,500 crore.

L&T Entire-time Director & Sr Govt Vice President (Utilities) T Madhava Das mentioned “Our experience in offering renewable vitality options encompasses an unlimited array of applied sciences concerned in ground-mounted and floating photo voltaic technology, grid scale and distributed vitality storage programs, environment friendly transmission and distribution networks and allied digital vitality options. Our footprint in facilitating clear vitality extends to a number of geographies together with India, Center East and the Far East, enabling our prospects to develop GW-scale tasks economically with security, high quality and well timed supply.”