December 31, 2014
KEC International Ltd. (KEC), a global infrastructure EPC major, an RPG Group company has secured new orders of Rs. 1412 crore in its Transmission & Distribution and Cables businesses. In this business, the company has secured orders in India, Africa and the Americas amounting to Rs. 1128 crore.
In India, the company’s orders include a turnkey order worth Rs. 543 crore for 400 kV transmission line from Vasanthapura to Kelagina Kanive in Karnataka secured from Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited, a turnkey order of Rs. 112 crore for 400kV transmission line from Kharagpur in West Bengal to Chaibasa in Jharkhand secured from Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Limited for one of their BOO projects under Eastern Region System Strengthening Scheme – VII.
Besides, two orders from PGCIL (worth Rs. 79 crore and Rs. 27 crore) and an order from West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited of value Rs. 71 crore are among orders in India.
In Africa the company has secured orders amounting to Rs. 83 crore. SAE Towers, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has secured orders for the supply of lattice towers, monopoles, hardware and EPC works from the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Chile. The total value of these orders is Rs. 213 crore.
In the cable business, the company has secured orders for the supply of Power and Telecom Cables. The total value of these orders is Rs. 284 crore.