KEC bags 400 kV transmission line and 400/220 kV substation order

The company has also bagged an order as a Master System Integrator (MSI) for smart city components for three smart cities in India.

KEC International Ltd., the infrastructure EPC major has secured new orders of ₹1,025 crores across its Transmission & Distribution (T&D), Cables, Smart Infra, Railways, Civil, Oil & Gas Pipelines businesses. 

The Transmission & Distribution (T&D) business of KEC has secured orders for T&D projects in India and the Middle East: 

• 400 kV Transmission line and 400/220 kV substation order in India, from a leading private developer  under Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) route 
• 380 kV Transmission line order from Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) 

The cables section has secured orders for various types of cables in India and overseas, along with an order as a Master System Integrator (MSI) for Smart City Components for three smart cities in India.  

The railway business has secured an order for 2 x 25 kV Overhead Electrification (OHE) and associated works for speed upgradation in India. 

The civil business has secured an order for infra works in the Metals & Mining segment in India. And for the Oil & Gas Pipelines business, the company has secured an order for the laying of a slurry pipeline and associated works in India. 

Vimal Kejriwal, MD & CEO, KEC International Ltd. commented, “Our order book continues to grow on the backdrop of orders secured across all our business verticals. With these orders, our YTD  order intake surpasses Rs. 13,000 crores, with a staggering growth of ~2 times vis-à-vis last year. We are pleased with the orders in T&D, especially the TBCB order, which strengthens our order book in the domestic T&D market and diversifies our clientele. The Railway business further consolidates its presence in emerging/new areas, with the order in the Semi High-Speed Rail under Mission ‘Raftaar.’ The large orders in Civil and Oil & Gas Pipelines reaffirm our confidence in the strong growth of these businesses going forward. We are also enthused by the prestigious order in Smart Infra to develop  three smart cities in India.”

KEC International is one of the 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, Smart Infrastructure, Oil & Gas Pipelines, and Cables. The Company is currently executing infrastructure projects in 30+ countries and has a footprint in 105+ countries (includes EPC,  Supply of Towers and Cables).