ABB, a power and automation technology group has signed an order worth Rs 506 crore from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to provide power solutions for a planned metro network in Bangalore.
It is a turnkey project for the first phase of the Bangalore mass rapid transport system (MRTS), which comprises two main lines covering 42 km of distance, about one-fifth of it underground, and serving 41 stations. ABB will design, supply, install and commission four substations that receive and distribute electricity, each rated at 66/33 kilovolts, as well as the auxiliary and traction substations.
Products to be supplied include transformers, capacitors, relays and the associated cables and switchgear. ABB will also provide an integrated network management, or SCADA, system to monitor and control the installations.