The NESCL order which is a Turnkey Rural Electrification project in the district of Sahibganj of Jharkhand state covers electrification of 1307 villages, providing electricity connections to approx. 20500 below poverty line (BPL) families and also construction of fourteen 33/11 kV new/augmentation substations. The project is scheduled to be completed by March 2010. This is the 3rd order bagged under RGGVY scheme by KEC in the state of Jharkhand.

The PGCIL order which is also a Turnkey Rural Electrification project is in the district of Sonepur of Orissa state and covers electrification of 959 villages, providing electricity connections to approx. 63000 below poverty line (BPL) families and also construction of six 33/11 kV new/augmentation substations. The project is scheduled to be completed by March 2010. This is the 2nd order bagged under RGGVY scheme by KEC in the state of Orissa.

“The receipt of four consecutive Rural Electrification orders establishes our presence strongly in the distribution segment. With these orders, our distribution order book has crossed the Rs. 1000 crore mark. We are happy to be associated with such projects which touch the lives of the common man and we have witnessed the happiness which an electricity connection brings to the life of the poor people in our villages.”, remarked Mr. Ramesh Chandak, Managing Director & CEO, KEC International Ltd.