The Heavy Engineering arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) flagged off the first Steam Generator (SG), for indigenously developed 10 X 700 MWe PHWR Fleet Programme, twelve months ahead of contractual delivery. With this, L&T has surpassed its own previous benchmark in SG manufacturing. SG is a heat exchanger that converts water into steam by making use of the heat produced in a nuclear reactor core.
The steam generators are the most critical components supplied to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), aimed at bolstering India’s nuclear power programme and achieving India’s COP26 commitment of net zero carbon emission by 2070.
Anil V Parab, Whole-time Director and Senior Executive Vice President – L&T Heavy Engineering and L&T Valves said, “We, at Heavy Engineering, are proud to be the industry trendsetter. L&T is committed to contribute to India’s target of net zero emission by 2070 and is fully aligned with NPCIL’s mission to fast-track India’s nuclear power capacity to 22,480 MWe by 2032, more than times times in less than a decade”.
The Heavy Engineering vertical of L&T has a proven track record of supplying technology-intensive equipment and systems to global customers in the refinery, oil and gas, petrochemicals, fertilisers and nuclear power sectors. As per the press release, L&T played a major role in the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station, whose units three and four were dedicated to the nation as a milestone of core fuel loading in 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR).
