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L&T’s Rajpura Thermal Power Plant named India’s best for lowest emission intensity
05 Aug 2025
Mumbai, August 05, 2025: Leading public interest think tank – Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) – has named Nabha Power Ltd’s (NPL) Rajpura thermal power plant (TPP) as Ind
L&T Renewables Business Secures (Significant*) Order for BESS-Integrated Solar Plant
05 Aug 2025
Mumbai, Aug 04, 2025: The Renewables business vertical of L&T has secured a significant order to develop a grid-connected 116 MWac Solar Photovoltaic (PV) plant integrated with a 241 MWh Battery Energ
L&T Secures Contract (Large*) for Minerals & Metals Business
01 Aug 2025
Mumbai, Aug 01, 2025: The Minerals & Metals (M&M) business vertical of L&T has secured an order from Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), a Vedanta Group company, for a large engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) opportunity concluded earlier.
L&T Wins (Ultra-Mega*) Order for Hydrocarbon Offshore Business
29 Jul 2025
Mumbai, July 29, 2025: The Hydrocarbon Offshore business vertical (L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Offshore) of L&T has secured an ultra-mega order from a prestigious client in the Middle East.
L&T Secures (Large*) Orders for Buildings & Factories Business
28 Jul 2025
Mumbai, Jul 24, 2025: The Buildings & Factories (B&F) business vertical of Larsen & Toubro has secured large orders in India and abroad.
L&T Energy GreenTech to Establish India’s Largest Green Hydrogen Plant
22 Jul 2025
Mumbai, July 21, 2025: L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), will set up India’s largest green hydrogen plant at Indian Oil Corporation Ltd’s (IOCL) Panipat Refinery in Haryana.
L&T Wins (Major*) Orders for Power Transmission & Distribution Business
10 Jun 2025
Mumbai, June 10, 2025: The Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) business vertical of Larsen & Toubro has won new grid infrastructure orders in India and abroad.
Following SEBI’s ESG Bond Framework, L&T announces India’s first Listed ESG Bond Deal in partnership with HSBC
06 Jun 2025
Mumbai, June 06, 2025: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced a Rs 500 crore ESG bond issuance deal, becoming the first Indian corporate to do so under the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s
L&T Wins (Significant*) Orders for Water & Effluent Treatment Business
03 Jun 2025
Mumbai, June 03, 2025: The Water & Effluent Treatment (WET) business vertical of L&T has secured significant orders from the Public Health Engineering Department of Rajasthan.
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