contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message kirloskar oil engines limited type private industry conglomerate founded 1945 headquarters pune maharashtra india area served worldwide key people atul c. kirloskar chairman nihal g. kulkarni md products agri pumpsets off highway engines agri engines generating sets large engines revenue 500 million usd number of employees more than 3100 website koel company website kirloskar oil engines limited koel a part of kirloskar group was incorporated in the year 1946 . 1 the company offers engineering products and solutions across the globe and has offices in dubai south africa and kenya and representatives in indonesia and nigeria . koel also has a distribution network throughout the middle east and africa . 2 their product range include diesel engines agricultural pumpsets and generating sets . contents 1 history 2 businesses 2.1 power generation 2.2 off highway business group 2.3 agri business group 2.4 large engines business group 3 manufacturing facilities 3.1 pune 3.2 nashik 3.3 kolhapur 4 group companies 5 external links 6 references history edit founded in 1888 by mr l. k. kirloskar the kirloskar group is one of india s oldest multi product multi location diversified engineering conglomerate with annual sales exceeding 2.5 billion . the group since its inception has contributed to the growth and development of indian agricultural and industrial development . the group is responsible for many firsts in india . it gave india its first iron plough water pump diesel engine and machine tool . the kirloskar group of companies was one of the earliest industrial groups which made a mark in the engineering industry in india . the group produces pumps engines compressors lathes and electrical equipments like motors transformers and generators it is the worlds largest genset manufacturer . while laxmanrao kirloskar established the group his son s. l. kirloskar played a major role in its rapid growth . s. l. kirloskar was a man who transformed his vision into a promising and thinking reality . he often said economic preparedness is as vital as military preparedness . 3 he always looked at india as a part of the rest of the world and struggled to make india globally competitive that was his spirit of patriotism . businesses edit power generation edit koel manufactures air cooled and liquid cooled diesel engines and generator sets ranging from a power output of 5 kva to 625 kva and 1800 kva to 6300 kva . they also offer engines operating on alternative fuels such as bio diesel natural gas biogas and straight vegetable oil svo . their generating sets are branded as kirloskar green gensets . 4 koel also offers customised power solutions including both standby and prime power requirements . off highway business group edit the off highway business group provides the motive power needs in the range of 20 hp to 800 hp in the global off highway space . it manufactures a diesel engines powering more than 85 off highway applications across seven sectors . agri business group edit the agri business fulfills the motive power needs of the farmers from 3 hp to 130 hp in the global agri space . it manufactures diesel pumpsets and agri engines powering more than 25 applications across five sectors . kirloskar pumpsets have been finding applications in india egypt africa and latin and central america . large engines business group edit the large engines business group lebg manufactures diesel engines from 2 400 hp to 11 000 hp . these large engines finds application in captive power plants base load critical standby amf or black start and marine main propulsion . large engine business group services various organisations such as the nuclear power corporation of india ltd. bharat heavy electricals ltd. and consultants like engineers india ltd. mecon dcpl pdil bechtel fichtner etc. 5 manufacturing facilities edit kirloskar oil engines ltd koel has a nationwide network of operations and manufacturing units in india at pune nashik rajkot and kolhapur plants . pune edit the pune based unit includes administrative sales and marketing sourcing and testing and validation . nashik edit the large engines facility at nashik includes a machine shop and assembly line capable of manufacturing most of the necessary components for in line and vee engines . the engine test facility is equipped to test engines from 2.5 mw to 10 mw dynamo meters . they also have facilities to test diesel generating dg sets up to 5 mw rating . 6 kolhapur edit the kolhapur unit have machine shop & assembly line which manufactures engines pumpset generating sets and components . group companies edit kirloskar brothers limited kirloskar brothers europe b.v kirloskar pneumatic company limited kirloskar chillers private limited kirloskar integrated technologies kirloskar ferrous limited external links edit kirloskar analyst meet references edit koel group profile power technology koel group heritage construction week kirloskar koel manufacturing facilities retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kirloskar oil engines limited & oldid 734156436 categories kirloskar grouphidden categories articles with a promotional tone from august 2016all articles with a promotional tonearticles lacking reliable references from january 2012all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 august 2016 at 14 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view