Larsen & Toubro Signs MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to Build a Data Centre at Kanchipuram
November 23, 2021 at 10:54 pm EST
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Larsen Et Toubro has signed an MoU with the Government of Tamil Nadu to establish a data center at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, The MoU was signed at Coimbatore, by Mr. Sudhir L. Mahajan, Vice President Et Head Data Center Business, LEtT and Ms. Pooja Kulkarni, IAS, MD Et CEO, Guidance, in the august presence of Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu, Thiru M K Stalin and other officials from LEtT. LEtT will establish 90 MW capacity Data Centers and associated units in a phased manner in Kanchipuram over the next 5 years. The company envisages to employ around 1,100 people (600 direct and 500 indirect) in the project. The Government of Tamil Nadu will provide uninterrupted power supply and other infrastructure support on a best-effort basis that will bring tangible economic and social benefits to the people of Tamil Nadu. LEtT will be establishing hyperscale Data Centers at Kanchipuram to provide comprehensive solutions and end to end data center services, with multi-cloud managed and cyber security services, digital transformation integration services and application integration services.
Larsen & Toubro Limited is a diversified group. Net sales (not including sold divisions) break down by activity as follows:
- engineering and construction services (68.5%): implementation of turnkey projects of transportation, building, factories, engineering instruments, etc.;
- construction, installation and implementation of hydrocarbon exploration and production projects (17.2%);
- development of thermal power plants and manufacturing of energy production equipment (4.4%);
- manufacturing of aerospace and defense equipment and systems (3.2%);
- manufacturing of custom designed equipment and systems for core industries (2.7%): equipment and systems for the fertilizer, refining, petrochemical, chemical, oil and gas, thermal and nuclear energy industries;
- other (4%): manufacturing of industrial machines and products (industrial valves, welding machines, building equipment, etc.), production of concrete, real estate development, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: India (80.1%), Saudi Arabia (3.6%), United Arab Emirates (2.2%), Qatar (2.1%), Kuwait (1.6%) and other (10.4%).