Siemens and RVNL Bag Tender for Electrification of Mumbai Metro Line 2B

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Siemens Limited, in partnership with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), has announced securing an order from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to electrify Mumbai Metro’s Line 2B. The consortium’s share for the project is Rs 228 crore for Siemens and Rs 149 crore for RVNL.

Under this contract, Siemens will be responsible for manufacturing, installing, and commissioning rail electrification solutions and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems for 20 stations and one depot. On the other hand, RVNL will handle the commissioning of Receiving Substations (RSS) solutions.