KEC International wins T&D orders of Rs 14.23 billion

06 Sep 2024 CW Team

KEC International, a global infrastructure EPC major, an RPG Group Company, has secured new orders of Rs 14.23 billion for design, supply and installation of 380 kV transmission lines in Saudi Arabia.

Vimal Kejriwal, MD and CEO, KEC International commented, “We are happy with the continuous inflow of orders, especially in our T&D business. These orders in Saudi Arabia along with the earlier orders in UAE and Oman have further reinforced our leadership in the Middle East and substantially enhanced our international T&D order book. With these orders, our YTD order intake stands at over Rs 113 billion, an impressive growth of ~75 percent compared to last year.

KEC International is a global infrastructure engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major. It has presence in the verticals of power transmission and distribution, civil, 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. The group has diverse business interests in infrastructure, tyres, pharma, IT and specialty as well as in emerging innovation-led technology businesses.

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