KEC Secures GIPL’s Rs. 244 Cr. Order for Pooling Substation in Gujarat
KEC International has been awarded an EPC contract by Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd. (GIPCL) for development of a pooling substation in Gujarat. The latter approved award of this contract to KEC in its board meeting held on 9th September 2022.
Estimated Cost for this project is Rs. 244 crore, and this substation will come up in association with GIPCL’s upcoming 2,375 MW Renewable Energy park in Rann of Kutch area.
The order won by KEC entails providing design and EPC services, along with commissioning and testing of a 400/33 KV pooling substation. This substation will handle about 1,200 MW of power, and it will be developed in two phases. In each of these phases, 600 MW of power handling capacity will be added to the substation.