Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Company

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]

Kerala Electrical & Allied Engineering Co. Ltd.
TypePublic Sector
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

History

The company started its first operation in 1964[3] by incorporating technology from the French firm EVR for the manufacturing of brushless alternators, required for Indian Railways in lighting & air-conditioning of coaches. KEL owns five production units for the development of a number of equipment for Indian Army, Indian Air Force, 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,

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 Kochi. This unit was initiated with technical assistance from Bharat Heavy Electricals to manufacture distribution transformers.[4] Now it is one of the major players in the transformer industry. This unit is one of the first transformer industry in Kerala to obtain BIS certification for distribution transformers and first few in India to get 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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