KEC International eyes more civil jobs as power T&D deals slow down

RPG Group’s flagship infrastructure company KEC InternationalNSE -0.94 % has diversified into civil construction as orders in its core business of power transmission have slowed down and it expects opportunities in railway electrification to be limited, a top company executive told ET.

KEC International has, so far, primarily focused on engineering, procurement and construction work for power transmission and distribution and railways electrification projects. It is now looking to leverage on its capabilities in these sectors to bid for construction projects.

“We have seen that railways is moving towards civil and signalling jobs. There is a huge potential for civil projects in railways. So for, the last few months we have started looking at civil jobs related to railways — conventional and metro and regional rapid transport — and we have started getting some orders, too,” said managing director Vimal Kejriwal.