• Modernisation Milestone

    Modernisation Milestone
    The upgrade of HPCL’s Visakh Refinery affirms L&T’s engineering excellence
     
    Set up by L&T Energy Hydrocarbon (LTEH), the Residue Upgradation Facility (RUF) at HPCL’s Visakh Refinery in Visakhapatnam was inaugurated in December 2024. The RUF is part of a multi-year modernisation project that HPCL has undertaken for the refinery. 
     
    The inauguration was attended by several dignitaries from HPCL, Engineers India Limited (EIL) and L&T, including Rajneesh Narang (Director - Finance & acting CMD – HPCL), S Bharatan (Director – Refineries, HPCL) and S Balakumar (Director – Projects, EIL) and Subramanian Sarma (President & Whole-time Director (Energy) – L&T).
     
    The dignitaries were welcomed by Ajay Jain (EVP & Head – Onshore EPC, LTEH). They then toured the RUF site, inaugurating the various facilities.
     
    Significant milestones included the pre-commissioning of RUF facilities and the successful no-load Motor Run Test (MRT) of both Compressor A & B units. Also inaugurated were the Pitch Handling Unit, delivered by L&T’s Minerals & Metals vertical, the Semi-regenerative Reforming unit, Control Room, and the Main Substation SS-84.
     
    The RUF project exemplifies LTEH’s comprehensive engineering and execution excellence on every front: project management, residual process engineering, detailed design, hazard & operability and safety integrity protocols, equipment procurement, installation, testing, performance guarantee test runs, and commissioning.
     
    The completion of the project reflects the collaborative approach of the teams from the three entities: L&T, HPCL and EIL. Crucially, it underscores L&T’s expertise in delivering complex hydrocarbon projects and its commitment to enhancing India’s energy infrastructure.
     
    With the inauguration, the RUF now approaches full commissioning and is poised to significantly boost the operational efficiency and production capabilities of Visakh Refinery.

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  • Metro-morphosis

    Metro-morphosis
    With more office and lifestyle spaces, Hyderabad Metro is transforming into a vibrant urban hub
     
    By transcending far beyond just a mobility service, Hyderabad Metro is increasingly becoming a facility that new-age urban Indians can reckon with.
     
    In a recent development, L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd (L&TMRHL) has sub-leased 1.26 lakh square feet of retail space across the metro stations in Hyderabad to Metro Youth Club – a Hyderabad-based company that offers personalised lifestyle services.
     
    The deal will introduce cafes, co-working offices, co-living spaces, gyms, mini theatres, clinics, dormitories, fashion hubs, and more at the metro stations on the Red, Blue, and Green Lines. The initiative seeks to redefine the metro as an urban lifestyle destination.
     
    This comes at a time when KFin Technologies Ltd, a tech-driven financial services platform, has leased 24,585 sq ft office space at the JBS Parade Ground metro station. The office will have around 600 staff working across day and night shifts.
     
    KFin is the second-largest corporate in India to have an office at a metro station. The partnership between L&TMRHL and KFin not only positions the Hyderabad Metro stations as vibrant commercial hubs but will also enhance ridership.
     
    Keeping in tune with this growing trend, L&TMRHL has joined hands with Mana Yatri, a leading ride-hailing platform, to enhance first and last-mile connectivity for the commuters.
     
    With this, the metro commuters will get an auto ride from any station to their desired destination by paying a special fare of Rs 40 on rides booked via the Mana Yatri app. The partnership offers connectivity across all 57 metro stations in Hyderabad.
     
    There’s more in store - including bike taxis, EV autos, and the Metro Warrior programme, with dedicated autos for station pick-ups and drop-offs.

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