Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd, a leading EPC player in power transmission and distribution, has secured a transmission order worth 250 million USD from the Ministry of Energy and Water, Kuwait.
The prestigious order by far the largest for an Indian transmission company relates to a 172 Km-400 KY double circuit overhead transmission line. The order has to be completed in 24 months and involves procurement of materials like conductors, insulators etc which are required for completing the turnkey project, besides 25000 MT of galvanized steel towers from the company’s facility in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The scope of work on the project involves EPC including survey, design & testing, manufacturing of towers, survey of lines, erection, stringing, testing and commissioning.
KPTL bagged the project after an elaborate qualification and short listing process by the client and against intense competition from leading Indian, Saudi Arabian and South Korean firms.