Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro’s (L&T) subsidiary, L&T Power plans to outsource equipment manufacturing activities at Hazira to meet rising demand for power equipment from power companies. The plan also aims at increasing outsourcing of components and equipment needed for the supercritical steam boiler, turbine generator facility at Hazira. The company plans to expand its equipment manufacturing facilities from 4,000 MW to 6,000 MW. It has commissioned the 4,000 MW facility for supercritical (main power equipment or BTG package) equipment manufacturing at Hazira with an investment of over Rs 3,600 crore. Also, L&T Power has two joint ventures with Japanese company - L&T MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) Boilers and L&T-MHI Turbine Generators - that is implementing the supercritical equipment facility.
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