Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Company

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Kerala Electrical & Allied Engineering Co. Ltd.
Founded1964
Headquarters
Kochi
,
India
Key people
Shaji M. Varghese (Managing Director) P K Rajan Master (chairman)
ProductsTransformers, Fuses
₹34.19 crores (1st half 2017-2018)[1]
Websitehttp://kel.co.in

Kerala Electrical & Allied Engineering Co. Ltd., also known as KEL, is one among the largest productive public sector undertaking, fully owned company by the Government of Kerala. The company was founded in 1964 and is based in Kochi, India.[2]

History

The company started its first operation in 1964

Indian Space Research Organization
and many other space research institutions.

Divisions

KEL owns five divisions located in four districts of Kerala.

  • Train Lighting Alternator Division Kundara Unit in
    Kollam District
    .
  • Transformer Division Mamala Unit

and,

  • Structural Division Mamala Unit in
    Ernakulam District
    .
  • LT Switchgear Division Olavakkod Unit in
    Palakkad District
    .
  • Cast Resin Transformer Division

Edarikode Unit in

Malappuram District
.

Train Lighting Alternator Division

This unit is in Kundara, Kollam district and is the first unit of KEL started in the year 1964, based on technical know-how acquired from EVR of France, for the purpose of manufacturing brushless alternators.

Transformer Division

The division established in 1969 at Mamala, about 15 km from

ISO 9001
certification.

Structural Division

The Structural Engineering Division of KEL Mamala Unit, specializes in the design, fabrication and commissioning of hydraulic gates and hoists and their regulatory utilities used in dams for power and irrigation projects. The expert areas of the KEL Structural Division located at the Malama unit in Ernakulam district are the design, fabrication and commissioning of hydraulic gates, hoists and their regulatory utilities for power generation / irrigation needs.

LT Switchgear Division

The Switchgear division located in Olavakkod in Palakkad district started operational in 1977 with technical knowledge adopted from UNELEC, a French company. This unit manufactures isolators / changeovers, switch fuses, fuse units / cutouts, distribution fuse boards / panels and castings used for industrial, commercial and domestic applications through their LT Switchgear Division.

Cast Resin Transformer Division

In 2010 semi-automated manufacturing and testing facility was established at Edarikode in Malappuram District for manufacture Dry type transformers .[5] KEL's Edarikkod unit was commercially operational since January 2010 and had already sold more than 2,400 units of 100-kVA distribution transformers worth Rs 24 crore to KSEB.[6]

Major projects

Project Name Client Nature of work
Falcon Missile Project
R&DE (Engrs.), Pune
 Vehicle mounted 62.5 kVA, 415 V, 50 Hz, 3-phase DG set
Thrisul Missile Project
DRDO
 50 kVA Dual Output DG Set
Prithvi Missile Project
R&DE (Engrs.), Pune
 2 kW, 3000 rpm DG set
Pinaka Project L&T 8 / 12 kW, 30 V, 400 A Alternator
Akash Missile System
BEL
 75 kVA, 220 V, 400 Hz Battery Power Source Vehicle
Power Cars of Rajdhani & Shatabdi Express Trains Indian Railways 500 kVA, 750 V and 250 kVA, 750 V alternators

References

  1. ^ "Kerala PSUs post turnaround in H1 of current fiscal". 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ "KEL - Government of kerala PSU". KEL official site. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Kerala Electrical & Allied Engineering Co Ltd - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd". Bhel.com. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. ^ KEL's new Transformers factory at Malappuram
  6. ^ https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/kel-to-set-up-new-transformer-plant-in-malappuram/article23092104.ece Edarikkod unit of KEL

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