KEC International Limited, an India-based infrastructure Engineering, Procurement, and Construction company, has secured new orders for its transmission and distribution (T&D) business in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
            
The company bagged a 400 kV transmission line contract in the UAE and a deal to develop a 380 kV transmission line in Saudi Arabia, the company said in a statement.

The total value of the contracts is 1.17 billion Indian rupees ($140 million).
 
“The sustained inflow of orders in the Middle East has substantially expanded our international T&D order book,” said Vimal Kejriwal, CEO, KEC Internationa. 

The company's total order intake, including the new contracts, stands at Rs 100 billion, a growth of 80% compared to last year, he added.

(1 USD = 83.8 Indian rupees)

(Editing by Anoop Menon) (anoop.menon@lseg.com)

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