Archive · 21 Aug 2026
L&T-MHI Win Large Order for Dubai Airport People Mover
Larsen & Toubro and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries won a major project in Dubai.
They will build a driverless system that moves people around Al Maktoum International Airport.
The system is called an Automated People Mover.
The work covers the first phase of the airport’s expansion.
The companies will design, build, test and prepare the system for operation.
L&T will provide tracks, power equipment, signals, communication systems and platform doors.
L&T says the contract is worth between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore, but the exact amount was not announced.
The airport is being developed in several phases and is expected to become the world’s largest airport when fully developed.
Larsen & Toubro and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries secured a large order for a fully driverless Automated People Mover at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport.
The Phase 1 contract is classified by L&T as large, valued between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore, though its exact value was not disclosed.
The consortium will deliver the integrated system on a turnkey basis, including design, construction, supply, testing, commissioning and operational readiness.
L&T’s scope includes guideways, direct-current traction substations, power distribution, signalling, telecommunications, vehicle communications, platform screen doors and depot equipment.
The project is part of the airport’s multi-phase expansion, which is expected to support 260 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of freight annually when complete.
- Who
- Larsen & Toubro and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, working as a consortium.
- What
- They secured a large contract to design and build a fully driverless, grade-separated Automated People Mover system and related infrastructure.
- When
- The order was announced on Thursday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai.
- Why
- The Automated People Mover is part of the airport’s long-term, multi-phase expansion programme.
- Order value
- Classified by L&T as Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 5,000 crore; the exact contract value was not disclosed.
- Project
- Phase 1 fully driverless Automated People Mover system.
- Contract model
- Fully integrated turnkey design-and-build contract.
- Consortium
- Larsen & Toubro and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
- L&T responsibilities
- Guideways, direct-current traction substations, power distribution, signalling, telecommunications, vehicle communications, platform screen doors and depot equipment.
- Project developers
- Developed by Dubai Aviation City Corporation and implemented through Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects.
- Planned airport capacity
- 260 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of freight annually when fully developed.
