Larson & Toubro (L&T) emerged as the lowest bidder for selling 5 million smart meters in the tender issued by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL).

The company has been selected through an international competitive bidding. L&T quoted the lowest price of Rs 2,722, per single phase smart meter, said EESL in a public statement. The price quoted by L&T is 40-50% lower than the current market rates.

MUMBAI: L&T Finance Holdings, a Larsen & Toubro subsidiary, has invested around Rs 150 crore in Pune-based Saarthi Group's two residential projects, said two persons in the know.

The capital is being infused as debt for construction finance, while some of the money will be used to repay old loans. Both the projects entail around 1 million sq ft of residential projects.

Larsen and Toubro Technology Services Ltd today announced the setting up of an “engineering solutions delivery centre” in the city, strengthening its collaboration with global wind power major Vestas. The dedicated development centre will facilitate cost-effective engineering solutions and focus on solutions in areas like energy storage, hybrid energy and smart products, a company statement said. “We have helped to create global success stories in energy management and storage solutions as well as services for the solar and wind power segments,” L&T Technology Services, Chief Digital Officer, Bhupendra Bhate said.

L&T and Tata consortium have emerged as L2 and L1 bidders for the Mumbai Trans harbour (MTHL) contract. This combined with the ground breaking ceremony for the bullet train and movement on several other large opportunities suggests ordering visibility has improved. We build 6% inflow growth and that is still in range. News reports suggest that L&T is also working on several key divestitures, e.g., commercial real estate in Seawoods, Infrastructure investment trust in roads and sell down of the Electrical business. Electrical business realisation can be Rs 140-160 bn.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) was up by 1.5% to Rs 1,244 on BSE after the company announced that it has won contract valued around Rs 1,700 crore to build crude oil pipeline from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Kuwait.

“L&T’s hydrocarbon division has bagged a major pipeline contract with a value close to Rs 1,700 crore from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) for engineering , procurement and construction of new 48” crude transit line (TL-5) from North Kuwait to Ahmadi,” the company said in a press release.

We hosted SN Subrahmanyan, MD and CEO of Larsen & Toubro as part of CEO Track at our 13th Annual Global Investor Conference. Key takeaways from his presentation: Strong momentum being witnessed across domestic infrastructure verticals – Rail/Metros, T&D, Water, Smart Cities, Airports, and Ports; Hydrocarbons and Defense also witnessing recovery.

Digitalisation and use of technology in construction a key focus area. Expect a revival in manufacturing JVs/subsidiaries over the next few years – investment phase over; time to sweat the assets created.

NEW DELHI: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today said its construction arm has won orders worth Rs 2,525 crore across business segments.

"The construction arm of L&T has won orders worth Rs 2,525 crore business segments," the engineering and construction major said in a BSE filing.

Shares of Larsen & Toubro rallied nearly 5% in an otherwise flat market following news reports that the company is hopeful of bagging some six defence contracts amounting to Rs 40,000 crore.

The stock gained as much as 4.83% to Rs 1,181 in intraday trade on the BSE. The stock was the top gainer on Semsex and Nifty.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to spend a record $60 billion on infrastructure this fiscal year has started trickling into company earnings, giving analysts a reason to turn optimistic about Indian construction stocks. Larsen & Toubro Ltd., the nation’s largest engineering firm, has rallied 27 percent this year, beating the benchmark gauge which has risen 19 percent. Gayatri Projects Ltd. and KNR Constructions Ltd., which build roads, and Simplex Infrastructures Ltd. have also surged.

Fresh from winning its biggest defense contract in May, Larsen & Toubro Ltd. is planning to bid for $28 billion of orders including warships and submarines in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi breaks with tradition to embrace private, local suppliers. India’s new defense purchase policy that allows non-state local firms to compete for orders from the military is helping the nation’s biggest engineering firm to become more ambitious, Jayant Patil, head of Larsen’s defense business, said in an interview. The company is building on its success with a $700 million order for artillery guns in May, unprecedented in size for a local contractor, he said.

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