KEC International wins orders of Rs. 1,438 cr

14 Dec 2020 CW Team

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RPG Group-owned KEC International Ltd announced on Saturday that it secured new orders of Rs. 1,438 crore recently across its various businesses. Orders include orders of Rs. 475 crore in the urban infra and emerging segments in India. Order for construction of depot-cum-workshop for the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor from National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is major among them. Other orders in the segment include construction of ballastless track (BLT) works and associated works from Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), signalling and telecommunication (S&T) and associated works from Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL).

In a press release, KEC said it has also secured orders of Rs. 383 crore for infrastructure works from private players in the chemical, cement and residential segments and a government order in the water pipeline segment in India. The business has secured orders of Rs. 218 crore for various types of cables/ cabling projects in India and overseas, and orders of Rs. 362 crore for transmission and distribution (T&D) projects in Middle East and the Americas.

KEC International is a global infrastructure Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) major with a presence in the power transmission and distribution, railways, civil, solar, smart infrastructure and cables currently executing infrastructure projects over 30 countries.

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