THE core capabilities of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) are in ine with the need of development in GCC countries, senior company officials have said in Doha. L&T, the $3.3bn international engineering and technology company is, therefore, actively seeking to widen its participation in Qatar's accelerated development efforts, they said. The officials were speaking at a seminar to showcase the company's credentials, products features and benefits for client organizations in Doha.

R N Mukhija, President (Operations) and Board Member, made a presentation on L&T's value proposition to Qp and other Q-companies, besides giving an overview of his company. Senior deputy GM Sumit K Mukherjee and international sales and marketing manager Bipin D Paul spoke about LV switch gear, ad current/future trends of intelligence in power distribution. A A Samson, head of engineering and software services, made a presentation on control and automation solutions at the seminar at InterContinental.

R N Mukhija

As a business conglomerate with interests and capabilities in engineering, technology, construction, electrical switchgear and systems, electronics and IT, the company has an advantage in offering a wide range of services, they said. L&T is already a significant player in Qatar both directly and through the local subsidiary L&T Qatar. The hydrocarbon, power and infrastructure sectors represent prime areas of interest, they said. The geographic proximity with India, complementary capabilities and cultural affinity will serve to enhance the involvement of L&T in the Arab region, the officials said.

The company's involvement in Qatar spans execution of high-end engineering projects like oil and gas platforms and supply of critical equipment to Qp, and process plant equipment to Qafco, they said.

L&T's construction division has built two stadia in Qatar and is currently associated in projects like building as section of the Asian Games Village, the 36-storey Al Jazeera Tower in the West Bay area and the construction of a power plant in Ras Laffan, they pointed out.

GULF TIMES, Tuesday November 29, 2005