Effective 1st September 2024, Larsen & Toubro has carved out a separate business vertical for Renewable EPC out of its Power Transmission & Distribution business, within its Infrastructure Projects segment.
Clean energy transition has accelerated in recent years with decarbonized electricity being central to the fight against climate change. The rapid technology development in renewable generation has facilitated this trend. Renewable penetration, particularly in solar and wind generation, is set to grow in the global mix.
Renewable energy sources
New drivers of electricity demand growth are arising with rigid reliability and power quality needs
New drivers of electricity demand growth are emerging with stringent reliability and power quality requirements. The spatial and temporal variability of renewable energy sources necessitates a hybrid approach of combining different sources and the addition of energy storage devices, so that the supply is dispatchable on demand, any time of the day, throughout the year.
In addition to energy-only markets, innovative market structures like the capacity market and flexibility market are set to evolve. There is a strong momentum in India’s pursuit of promoting renewable energy especially towards increasing the share of non-fossil fuels-based electricity.
Alignment of solar generation
India sees green jobs and renewable growth as important aspects of achieving the visionary Viksit Bharat and equitable climate justice for the world. Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies have chalked out clear capacity addition trajectories and several schemes including Green Energy Corridors are being implemented.
The Middle East region is ideal for solar generation due to high solar irradiance, abundant land availability, alignment of solar generation with peak cooling demand and freeing up of fossil fuel for exports. In addition to these core markets, there are significant investments materializing in the adjacent regions such as in the SAARC, ASEAN, CIS and the African countries.
L&T’s Battery Energy Storage System
L&T is already a pioneering player globally with a vast portfolio of 22 GWp of renewable EPC venture
L&T is already a pioneering player globally with a vast portfolio of 22 GWp of renewable EPC experience. In addition to Ground Mounted Solar, Floating Solar and Wind Balance of Plant projects further, L&T’s Battery Energy Storage System implementation aggregates to 3GWh.
Combined with L&T’s Grid and Digital Energy Solutions-related offerings, this business has earned a reputation for timely and safe construction of Giga scale renewable projects. L&T is associated with some of the world’s largest single-site renewable energy parks.
Advancing renewable infrastructure
In Saudi Arabia, L&T is a key player involved in major projects including the 700 MW Ar Rass Solar PV IPP, the 2,000 MW Ar Rass-2 Solar PV IPP, and the 1.6 GW Sudair solar plant. Recently it announced orders for another two plants with an aggregate capacity of 3.5GWac.
It is building the power and grid systems for one of the world’s largest green hydrogen plants at NEOM. Additionally, L&T is advancing renewable infrastructure with a 250 MWp solar PV plant in the Amaala Project and has completed a large-scale solar installation in Jeddah. L&T is executing Phase 6 of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, UAE.
Integration of resources and capabilities
India’s first grid-scale solar cum storage project, a ruling of decentralized spread era packages
L&T has constructed some of the iconic renewable energy projects in India including the 90 MW Omkareshwar Floating Solar project commissioned recently. India’s first grid-scale solar cum storage project, implementation of decentralized distributed generation packages for remote villages are some of the noteworthy achievements.
In this backdrop, to enhance management visibility and to ensure seamless integration of resources and capabilities, L&T has created the Renewable EPC business, an addition to its construction verticals. Mr. A. Ravindran, Senior Vice President – Larsen & Toubro, has been appointed as the Head of Renewable Business.
Renewable EPC business
Commenting on the development Mr. S. N. Subrahmanyan, Chairman & Managing Director – Larsen & Toubro said: “The growth of renewable EPC business has accelerated in recent years. Thanks to our early start and investments, we have built an organization that is uniquely placed in the value chain of creating sustainable energy infrastructure."
"This space is promising. Multiple opportunities are visible. We want to capitalize on our success and wish to remain a preferred partner of choice for our customers. Creation of this vertical will give increased autonomy, customer proximity and leadership oversight to the business and enable us to excel in this space.”