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May 14, 2025 | KEC InternationalEstimated reading time: 1 minute
KEC International Ltd., a global infrastructure EPC major and RPG Group company, has announced securing new orders totaling ₹1,034 crores across its diverse business segments. Notably, these wins include a significant entry into the semiconductor sector and a strategic advancement in the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) space with its first STATCOM project.
The new orders encompass:
Transmission & Distribution (T&D):
- STATCOM project from a global OEM in India
- Supply of towers, hardware and poles in the Americas
Civil:
- Establishing a Semiconductor plant for a prominent private player in India
- Executing an upstream project for a leading steel player in India
Cables:
- Supply of various types of cables across India
Vimal Kejriwal, MD & CEO, KEC International Ltd. commented, “We are pleased to begin the financial year with prestigious order wins in emerging and high-growth segments. The Civil business has marked its entry into the promising semiconductor segment with a significant order from a new client and further strengthened its order book in the metals & mining segment with a repeat order for an upstream project in a steel plant. Our T&D business has achieved a major milestone by securing its first ever order in the STATCOM segment, representing a strategic advancement in the substation value chain. These strategic orders reinforce our confidence in achieving the targeted order intake for the year and reflect our continued progress in deepening and solidifying our business portfolio.”
These new orders, particularly the entry into the semiconductor civil works and the first STATCOM project, highlight KEC International's strategic focus on expanding its capabilities into high-growth and technologically advanced sectors within the infrastructure landscape.
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