KEC International bags orders worth Rs 836 crore

Infrastructure firm KEC International Ltd (KEC) today said it has bagged new orders worth Rs 836 crore in segments including transmission and distribution.

"KEC International Ltd (KEC), a global infrastructure EPC company, has secured orders of Rs 836 crore," the company said in a filing to BSE.

In the transmission and distribution segment, the company bagged an order worth Rs 608 crore from Powergrid Southern Interconnector Transmission System Ltd — a wholly-owned subsidiary of PGCIL — for construction of transmission line associated with 'Beyond Vemagiri' Transmission System Project, it said.

It also bagged orders worth Rs 129 crore from Power Grid Jabalpur Transmission Ltd — a wholly-owned subsidiary of PGCIL — for construction of transmission lines associated with Vindhyachal-V project.

In the international market, the company bagged order worth Rs 56 crore, it said.

In the cable business segment, the company bagged orders of Rs 43 crore for supply of power and telecom cables.