L&T says another steam generator dispatched to NPCIL ahead of schedule

New Delhi: Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said that its heavy engineering arm has dispatched another steam generator to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) in an effort to fast-track the country's energy security goal. The steam generators are used in pressurised heavy water reactors to convert water into steam, driving turbines for electricity generation.

These generators are fabricated at L&T's facilities at the AM Naik Heavy Engineering Complex at Hazira and Vadodara in Gujarat.

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"The heavy engineering arm of L&T has dispatched the seventh 700 MWe steam generator for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)," L&T said in a statement.

The company said that the "before-time dispatch reinforces the company's commitment to supporting India's energy goals and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat".

L&T Heavy Engineering manufactures and supplies high-technology reactors and critical process systems to leading global companies in the refinery, oil and gas, petrochemical, fertiliser and nuclear power sectors.

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Larsen & Toubro is a USD 30 billion Indian multinational enterprise engaged in engineering, procurement and construction projects, hi-tech manufacturing, and services, operating across multiple geographies.

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