KEC International wins new T&D orders

26 Aug 2024 CW Team

KEC International, a global infrastructure EPC major, an RPG Group Company, has secured new orders of Rs 10.79 billion in transmission and distribution (T&D) and Cables businesses:

Transmission and Distribution (T&D):

The business has secured orders for T&D projects in India, Middle East and Americas:

765 kV/ 400 kV transmission lines order from a reputed private developer in India

230/132 kV transmission line orders in Saudi Arabia and Oman

Upgradation of an existing 400 kV transmission line in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Supply of towers, hardware and poles in Americas

Cables

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

Vimal Kejriwal, MD and CEO, KEC International commented, “We are pleased with the continuous inflow of orders, particularly in our T&D business. The prestigious order in India T&D from a private developer has enhanced our presence in the India T&D market and further diversified our clientele. The significant orders across Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE have substantially expanded our International T&D order book in the Middle East. With these orders, our YTD order intake has surpassed Rs 87 billion, reflecting an impressive growth of ~60 percent compared to last year.”

KEC International is a global infrastructure engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major with a presence in the verticals of power transmission and distribution, railways, urban Infrastructure, renewables, oil and gas pipelines and cables.

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