Red Sea Paradise Goes Green: L&T Bags Top EPC Deal for Amaala

Larsen & Toubro's construction arm has secured the role of a turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the Amaala project in the Red Sea region of Saudi Arabia. The subsidiary of L&T is tasked with establishing various systems dedicated to renewable energy generation and utilities for the project. The awarded project involves the implementation of an optimized off-grid renewable energy system, encompassing a 250 MWp solar PV plant and a battery energy storage system exceeding 700 MWh.

The comprehensive scope of the power systems includes biofuel-based internal combustion engines, three gas-insulated substations, high-voltage transmission lines, and medium-voltage distribution networks. Furthermore, the water systems aspect involves the construction of a 37 MLD seawater reverse osmosis plant, six MLD sewage treatment plants, marine infrastructure, including intake and outfall, tank farms, potable water network, wastewater network, and treated sewage effluent network.

L&T has formalized an EPC agreement with the project's sponsors, namely EDF and Masdar. Amaala, spanning an expansive 4,155 sq. km, is a luxurious destination situated within the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Natural Reserve along Saudi Arabia's northwestern coast. Upon completion, the destination is poised to feature 25 hotels, 900 luxury residential villas, apartments, and estate homes, in addition to high-end retail establishments, fine dining options, wellness facilities, and recreational amenities.

News by Rahul Yelligetti