KEC bags new orders worth Rs 1,042 cr

06 Jul 2023 CW Team

KEC International, a global infrastructure EPC major, an RPG Group Company, has secured new orders of Rs 1,042 crore across its various businesses:

Railways: The business has secured its maiden international order for a signaling and telecommunication project in SAARC.

Civil: The business has secured an order in the metals and mining segment from a reputed steel player in India.

Transmission and distribution (T&D): The business has secured orders for T&D projects in India, Middle East, Europe and Americas:

Setting up of overhead transmission line in Middle East

Supply of towers in India, Europe and the United States of America

Supply of towers, hardware and poles in Americas, secured by our subsidiary, SAE Towers

Cables: The business has secured orders for supply of various types of cables in India and overseas.

Vimal Kejriwal, MD & CEO, KEC International, commented, “We are pleased with the new order wins secured across our business verticals. The railway business has successfully expanded its footprint internationally, leveraging the strong presence of our T&D business. The civil business continues to strengthen its order book in the industrial segment with the addition of a very reputed client. The maiden tower supply order from Europe is a testament of our dedicated focus on diversifying the tower sales business geographically.”

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