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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

KEC International bags Rs 550-cr orders from India, Brazil

NEW DELHI: RPG Group company KEC International today said it has bagged orders worth Rs 550 crore from India and Brazil for the construction of transmission network.

"The company has secured a turnkey contract for construction of transmission lines from Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (Mahatransco)," KEC International said in a statement.

Total order value is Rs 367 crore and the completion period is 18 months, the statement said.

SAE Towers, the wholly-owned subsidiary of KEC International has secured Rs 183 crore tower supply order in Brazil.

"We are seeing huge demand for transmission towers in American markets, KEC and SAE Towers have secured total Rs 1,350 crore tower supply orders post acquisition," Ramesh Chandak, MD and CEO, KEC International said.

Shares of KEC International were trading at Rs 88.80 in the afternoon trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange today, up 3.32 per cent from its previous close.

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