APRIL 20259L&T EXPANDS GLOBAL FOOTPRINT WITH MAJOR POWER TRANSMISSION ORDERSINDIA POISED TO LEAD SAF PRODUCTION, OFFERING POLLUTION SOLUTIONS: AIRBUSLarsen & Toubro (L&T), a distinguished infrastructure company, fetched a large number of orders from domestic and international markets. The company's strength in the power transmission and distribution Airbus claims that India's opportunity to become a leading producer of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is growing, thanks to its plentiful feedstock and robust industrial strengths. As one of the rapidly expanding aviation markets globally, India is slowly embracing SAF to address pollution and decrease carbon emissions.landscape has been a significant part of its contract, while the orders ranging between Rs 2,500 Cr and Rs 5,000 Cr are considered "large" orders by L&T.The company's recent successes include a project to develop a gas-insulated substation in the Western parts of India, combined with another for the turnkey construction of a transmission line to supply power in the same location. These projects are anticipated to enhance the power infrastructure remarkably and support the increasing energy demands in India.Amidst its domestic milestones, L&T's international footprint is directed towards expansion. In Saudi Arabia, the company has secured agreements for constructing overhead transmission lines of two 380kV, almost over 130 kilometers. These transmission lines are considered vital for delivering a reliable power supply to key areas near Riyadh.Besides, L&T has confirmed extra contracts in the UAE and Qatar, as well as ongoing projects in India and Oman, strengthening its strong presence in the Middle East. The highlight of these large orders will result in the company's increasing investments in reliable grid infrastructure both in India and abroad, adding customer trust in L&T's engineering and project performance capabilities. Julien Manhes, Head of SAF and CDR Development Sustainability Organisation at Airbus highlighted India's strengths in SAF production, pointing to biomass waste, used cooking oil, and municipal solid. "India has a lot of attributes to become a great SAF producer. The first one is the availability of feedstock, there is a lot of biomass waste, used cooking oil (and) municipal solid waste that can be recovered," he stated.A crucial development is India's ability to repurpose rice and wheat straws, which are typically burned and contribute to severe air pollution in Delhi. "In India, for example, the rice straws or the wheat straws that are burnt every year that makes for very bad air quality in Delhi, these could be used as a feedstock for SAF," Manhes added.Airbus has partnered with the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun, to develop new SAF production methods. "...we are helping IIP to get the new way of making SAF technically approved... it is a specific partnership in India," he said.By 2040 or 2050, India could produce nearly 100 million tonnes of SAF, with the right policy support and infrastructure investments. TOP STORIES
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