Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) has successfully commissioned and handed over the state-of-the-art 225 MW Sikalbaha Combined Cycle Power Plant to Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) for commercial operation. This power plant, located near the port city of Chittagong in southeastern Bangladesh, has been inaugurated recently by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed. L&T's scope of work included design, engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of the complete power plant on a turnkey basis, with Gas Turbines, Steam Turbine and Generators from Siemens AG, Germany. Work on the Sikalbaha project had started in April 2015 and the power plant was partly commissioned in Open Cycle in May 2017.
Commenting on the project completion, Shailendra Roy, CEO & Managing Director -L&T Power & Whole-Time Director-L&T, said, "We are proud to be associated with Bangladesh authorities for the power project. Their thorough professionalism ensured that the project smoothly got off the ground."
This project has been executed by the Gas Based Power Projects Business Unit of L&T, based out of Vadodara. L&T's well -established strengths in design, engineering and construction, combined with robust quality and safety standards and on - time delivery, are vital contributors to its success in the power sector.
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