KEC International, a leading infrastructure major and a RPG Group company, on Wednesday said it has received new orders worth ₹1,042 crore across its various businesses.
According to KEC, the company forayed into the railway business, bagging its maiden international order for a signaling and telecommunication project in SAARC or the South Asian bloc comprising the countries located in the Indian subcontinent detail.
The company also said it has “secured an order in the metals & mining segment from a reputed steel player in India”.
In the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) category, KEC noted that it has received orders for “projects in India, Middle East, Europe and Americas”. This includes the “setting up of overhead Transmission lines in the Middle East”, “supply of towers in India, Europe and the United States”. The company further added that its subsidiary SAE Tower has secured orders for the “supply of towers, hardware and poles in the Americas”.
As per a press release, the company also stated that it received orders for “various types of cables in India and overseas”.
Vimal Kejriwal, KEC’s managing director and CEO said, “We are pleased with the new order wins secured across our business verticals. The railway business has successfully expanded its footprint internationally, leveraging the strong presence of our T&D business.” He further added that, “ The civil business continues to strengthen its order book in the industrial segment with the addition of a very reputed client. The maiden tower supply order from Europe is a testament to our dedicated focus on diversifying the tower sales business geographically.”
