KEC Bags Orders Worth Rs 838 Crore

New Delhi: Engineering firm KEC International on Tuesday said it has bagged new orders worth Rs 838 crore in its transmission and distribution as well as telecom cable businesses.

"KEC International Ltd has secured new order of Rs 838 crore in transmission and distribution and cable business," the company said in a filing to the BSE.

In the transmission and distribution business, the company has secured orders in India, Bhutan and America, amounting to Rs 778 crore.

It said that it has received two orders from Power Grid Corp for supply and construction of a transmission line in northern and western India.

Besides, it bagged an order from Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Ltd for one of their BOO projects under Northern Region System Strengthening Scheme-XXIX. 

It has also received a turnkey order for 400 kV GIS substation in Bhutan from Bhutan Power Corporation Ltd. 

In the cable business, it has secured orders worth Rs 60 crore for supply of power and telecom cables.