KEC bags big orders
KEC International Ltd has secured two new orders worth Rs 371 crore for construction of transmission lines in India.
The first order valued at Rs 258 crore has been received from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, an official statement said.
The order is for the supply and construction of 400 kV double circuit transmission line from Bhachau in Kutch district to Essar thermal power station in Gujarat. The total length of the line is 260 Kms and the contractual completion time is approximately 26 months.
The second order valued at Rs 113 crore has been received from Haldia Energy Limited, subsidiary of CESC Ltd. The order is for supply and construction of 400 kV double circuit river crossing transmission line between Haldia Thermal Power Plant and Subhash Gram. The contractual completion time for the project is approximately 18 months.
Ramesh Chandak, MD & CEO, KEC International Ltd said “The last few months have been very good for KEC in terms of securing new orders. We have continuously secured orders from across the globe and across our various businesses. The Haldia Energy Ltd. (CESC) order is the second successive order from the domestic private sector customer in the last two weeks.”
