Mumbai: KEC International Ltd. (KEC), a global infrastructure EPC major, an RPG Group company, has secured new orders worth ` 795 crore spread across its Transmission and Power Systems businesses.
 
Transmission Business:

In this business, the Company has received three orders worth ` 600 crore – two orders from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), India and one order is from the Ceylon Electricity Board, Sri-Lanka.

§  In Orissa, the Company has secured an order from PGCIL order for establishment of 765 kV double circuit transmission lines on turnkey basis between Angul – Srikakulam.  The order value is ` 299 crore, project duration is 30 months and total line length is 130 kilometers.

§  In Andhra-Pradesh the Company has secured an order from PGCIL for establishment of 400 kV double circuit transmission lines on turnkey basis between Nellore - Thiruvalam. The order value is ` 247 crore, project duration is 27 months and total line length is 170 kilometers.

§  The Sri-Lanka order is for establishment of 132 kV double Circuit transmission line on turnkey basis between Ambalangoda to Galle grid substation. The order value is ` 54 crore, project duration is approx. 22 months and total line length is 40 kilometers.

Power systems Business:

In this business, the Company has received three orders from Kenya of total worth ` 195 crore – two orders are for setting up substations on turnkey basis and third order is for setting up underground cables on turnkey basis. These orders are received from the Kenya Power and Lighting Company ltd (KPLC).
§  Order for setting-up eight 66/11 kV substations and one 33/11 kV substation at areas near Nairobi. The order value is ` 118 Crore and project duration is 24 months.

§  Order for setting-up four 33/11 kV substations and one 66/11 kV substation at areas near Nairobi. The order value is ` 49 crore and project duration is 24 months.

§  Order for setting up the 33 kV XLPE and optic fibre underground cables. The order value is ` 28 crore and project duration is 12 months and project length is total 42 kilometers. 
 
Mr. Ramesh Chandak, MD & CEO of KEC International said, “We are happy to see continuous order inflows for Substations from Kenya. Apart from this, in last 6 months, we have strengthened our presence in the SAARC region by securing 4 orders for transmission lines across Afghanistan, Sri-Lanka and Bangladesh.”