LTL expands presence in Africa
Recently, LTL completed the International Development Agency (subsidiary of World Bank)-funded, rural electrification project in Kenya. It involves of constructing a medium voltage electrification scheme, covering 99km of 33kV lines and 120km of low voltage lines and installation of associated low voltage equipment, including distribution transformers to the provinces around the famous Mount Kenya in Central Kenya. To coincide with the visit of President Mahinda Rajapakse to Kenya, the completed project was formally handed over to Kenya Power by LTL.
In the meantime, in mid-December, Ugandan President Yoweri Musaveni officially launched the West Nile Grid Extension project at Arua, capital of the West Nile Region in Uganda, which is to be executed by the LTL Group.
The KFW and European Union-funded West Nile Grid extension project, is worth over Euro 17 million and involves the construction of 395kms of 33kV power distribution lines, 200kms of low voltage lines and supply and installation of 150 nos of distribution transformers manufactured in Sri Lanka.
LTL Group outbid several leading companies such as KEC (India), Jyoti Structures (India), Chint (China) and Siemens (South Africa/Germany) to secure the contract, which will be completed in 20 months.
LTL has successfully won tenders worth over US $ 80 million in the last three years in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and is becoming a strong force in the power sector of South East Africa.
LTL Holdings has also being exporting transformers to Ethiopia and Botswana for several years now.
With small beginnings and homegrown Sri Lankan talent, LTL Holdings is today proud to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with internationally reputed contactors and compete with them in the world market place.
Printed and published by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. on Tuesday January 7, 2014 at No. 8, Hunupitiya Cross Road, Colombo 02.