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KEC international Wins Orders Worth Rs371 Crore

  • KEC International has secured orders for supply and construction of transmission lines in the power sector in Gujarat and West Bengal. KEC International, a billion dollar global infrastructure EPC major, has secured two new orders worth Rs371 crore for the construction of terminal lines in India. KEC International has secured orders for supply and construction of transmission lines in the power sector in Gujarat and West Bengal.

  • The first order valued at Rs258 crore has been received from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. The order is for the supply and construction of 400 kV double circuit transmission line from Bhachau (Kutch district) to Essar thermal power station in Gujarat. The total length of the line is 260 km and the contractual completion time is 26 months.The second order valued at Rs113 crore has been received from Haldia Energy Ltd, a 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, crossing the Ganga at Kolkata. The contractual completion time is 18 months.In the late afternoon, KEC International was trading at around Rs52.85 per share on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 0.56% down from the previous close.

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