KEC wins new orders worth Rs 1,315 crore

17 Oct 2023 CW Team

KEC International Ltd., a global infrastructure EPC major, an RPG Group Company, has secured new orders of Rs 1,315 crore across its various businesses: Transmission & Distribution (T&D): The business has secured orders for T&D projects in India, Middle East, Australia and Americas: Rs. 765 kV Transmission line and 765 kV AIS Substation orders in India, from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) Supply of Towers in Middle East, Australia and Americas, Supply of Hardware and Poles in Americas

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

Vimal Kejriwal, MD & CEO, KEC International, commented, ?We are delighted with the new order wins, particularly the orders from PGCIL in Rajasthan. These orders have significantly enhanced our India T&D order book. We are also enthused by the tower supply order from Australia, which is a testament to our dedicated focus on expanding and diversifying the tower sales business geographically. In a noteworthy achievement, our tower supply business footprint now extends across six continents.

KEC International is a global infrastructure engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major. It has a presence in the verticals of power transmission and distribution, railways, civil, urban infrastructure, solar, oil and gas pipelines, and cables. The company is currently executing infrastructure projects in 30+ countries and has a footprint in 110+ countries (including EPC, Supply of Towers and Cables). It is the flagship Company of the RPG Group.

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