L&T to build two units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
The construction arm of L&T has secured a significant order in the Nuclear sector from Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) for its Heavy Civil Infrastructure business in India to construct the main plant civil works of the Kudankulam 5&6 units (KKNPP 5&6 – 2X1000 MWe)
The Kudankulam nuclear power plant is India’s first light water reactor
(LWR) of six units with a generation capacity of 1,000 MWe each. The scope of
work includes construction of the reactor building, reactor auxiliary building,
turbine building, diesel generator building and other safety related structures
in a duration of 64 months. L&T is currently executing similar works of
Kudankulam 3&4 units (KKNPP 3&4) in the same premises.