INDIA - Metro Railway in Kolkata has chosen Hitachi Energy to provide the remote terminal units & SCADA system for the extension of the city’s North-South metro from Noapara to Dakshineswar.

The 4.1km (2.9 miles) extension inaugurated by India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, should provide fast, easy, pollution- and traffic-free travel to thousands of commuters in the city and its adjoining areas.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), an organization under Ministry of Railways, Government of India, that undertakes major projects on behalf of Metro Railway, selected Hitachi Energy’s remote terminal units & SCADA system to control the power distribution, traction substations and auxiliary substations.

Hitachi Energy’s SCADA system will be deployed at Metro Kolkata’s Operation Control Center (OCC) and Backup Control Center (BCC) to automate the flow of power.

Hitachi Energy India supplied remote terminal units & SCADA system for Baranagar traction substation (TSS) and Dakshineswar TSS. This included the design, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of the SCADA system for 33 kV Power Distribution, Traction Substations and Auxiliary Substations combined with a 750 V DC Third Rail Traction system for Joka-Majerhat and Airport-New Garia corridors, the manufacturer said in a press release.

The latest deployment by Hitachi Energy should help keep power flowing for Metro Railway, Kolkata further enhancing the organization’s position as the pioneer of urban rapid transport in India.

Source: Hitachi Energy