L&T ships another steam generator early to Nuclear Power Corporation

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.

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

"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".

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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.

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.