ABB, the Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, operating mainly in robotics, power, heavy electrical equipment and automation technology areas announced today that the firm had won an order worth Rs 115 crore from Indian Railways to supply traction transformers.
The order has been awarded by Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi, ABB said in a statement.
These transformers are customized for the WAP-7 type electric locomotive. The 6,000 horsepower capacity locomotive is capable of hauling 24 coaches at speed of up to 140 km per hour.
The project is part of the ‘Mission Electrification’ initiative of the Indian Railways, which aims to convert an additional 24,000 kilometers of railways from fossil fuel to electrification. The mission also aims to enhance energy efficiency by adopting high-quality equipment and facilitating the increased adoption of renewable energy in railway operations.
ABB will be manufacturing these transformers at its Vadodara facility in Gujarat.
ABB transformers power some the world’s electrical locomotives and train sets. In addition to traction power solutions, ABB provides a power portfolio for rail and urban transport solutions including static frequency converter stations, power quality systems, ABB Ability network management systems, energy recuperation, and energy storage systems, system studies and dynamic traction power supply simulations based on software tools.
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