KEC International Bags ₹2,872 Crore Turnkey Orders from PGCIL for 765 kV Transmission Lines to Evacuate 8.5 GW of Renewable Energy from Gujarat
KEC International Limited has secured turnkey orders worth ₹2,872 crore from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for its Transmission and Distribution (T&D) business. The contracts cover the design, supply and installation of 765 kV transmission lines. KEC describes this as the largest single order won by its India T&D business.
The projects are associated with the evacuation of 8.5 GW of renewable energy from Gujarat. They form part of the transmission infrastructure needed to integrate renewable power into the national grid.
The 765 kV lines are intended to carry electricity over long distances and support the integration of large-scale renewable generation. The source does not state the line lengths, the specific project packages or the completion schedule.
KEC International is an EPC company with business segments in power transmission and distribution, civil, transportation, renewables, oil and gas pipelines, and cables and conductors. It is the flagship company of the RPG Group.
