L&T bags West Bengal power utility order for meter supply

MUMBAI: Technology, engineering and construction group Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today said it has bagged a Rs 110.31 crore order from the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) to supply energy meters.

The Group's Electrical and Automation (E&A) business has been awarded the order, the company said in a statement issued here.

The Metering & Protection Systems (MPS) business unit of E&A will supply 12.6 lakh single-phase energy meters to WBSEDCL in a time frame of 12 months between June 2011 and May 2012, the release said.

"We strive to deliver cost-effective, environment conducive, customised products on existing platforms that facilitate clinching orders and serving our customers. We have a wide range of products and solutions in the electricity distribution segment that compete with the best in the world," E&A Senior Vice President and Head, S C Bhargava, said.

MPS has a manufacturing facility in Mysore and has an installed capacity of over 4 million single-phase meters and three-phase meters.