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Date Of Post: 22 Dec, 2017
New Delhi: ABB India has bagged Rs 134 crore traction equipment order from the Indian Railways. “ABB India has won an order worth Rs 134 crore to supply state-of-the-art traction equipment for electric locomotives, manufactured by Chittaranjan Locomotive works (CLW),” ABB India said in a statement.
Image Credit: Chittaranjan Locomotive works
About The Order-
- The company will deliver traction converters, stand-alone auxiliary converters & vehicle control units for 64 electric locomotives which will be used for passenger & freight operations, it said.
- They will be locally manufactured at ABB’s Nelamangala production unit in Bengaluru.
- The compact, light traction equipment converts electricity from overhead power lines to the voltage levels required for traction motors and generates power for on-board auxiliary systems.
- Sanjeev Sharma, Managing Director, ABB India, said,”ABB has been a key partner of Indian Railways over the decades with a suite of traction solutions. This year marks 10 years of our association with Chittaranjan Locomotive works (CLW) and we are privileged to have their trust and cooperation.”
Image Credit: Chittaranjan Locomotive works
Electrification Of Rail Network-
- At present, around 42% of the entire Indian rail network is electrified.
- Indian Railways has a goal to electrify its rail network by 2020.
- This move aims at reducing greenhouse emissions and the dependence on fossil-fuel based automotive power.
Image Credit: ABB
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