KEC International wins T&D orders in Middle East

29 Aug 2024 CW Team

KEC International., a global infrastructure EPC major, an RPG Group Company, has secured new orders in its transmission and distribution (T&D) business:

400 kV transmission line in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

380 kV transmission line in Saudi Arabia

Vimal Kejriwal, MD and CEO, KEC International said, “We are delighted with the ongoing success in our T&D business, highlighted by a series of significant order wins. The sustained inflow of orders in the Middle East has substantially expanded our International T&D order book. With the above orders, our YTD order intake stands at ~Rs 100 billion, a stellar growth of 80 percent compared to last year. These orders, coupled with the orders announced earlier during the year, reaffirm our confidence in achieving the targeted growth going forward."

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

RPG Enterprises, established in 1979, is one of India’s fastest-growing business groups with a turnover of US$ 4.8 billion.

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