L&T to build coal, coke handling plant for SAIL's IISCO steel plant at Burnpur
08 Feb 2008
Larsen & Toubro will execute on a turnkey basis the construction of a coal and coke handling plant and base mix preparation plant at the Steel Authority of India's IISCO Steel Plant at Burnpur in West Bengal.
The contract value of the project is Rs11087 crore and will be handled by the ECC division of L&T.
The scope of work for this order include basic and detail engineering; supply, erection of mechanical, electrical and instrumentation works; complete civil & structural works including testing & commissioning of the same.
This turnkey project is to be completed in 26 months.
L&T is a leading engineering services provider in the field of bulk material handling projects. For the last 27 years, it has proven its expertise to the steel, power, port and cement sectors.
"L&T has already signed a contract for executing the Sinter Plant Package for SAIL at IISCO Burnpur Steel Plant on a turnkey basis," said K V Rangaswami, president (construction) and member board of L&T, said. "With these orders L&T has emerged as the largest partner in the implementation of 2.5 mtpa modernization project at IISCO Burnpur".