Hitachi Energy India to supply traction transformers for Indian Railways

22 Jan 2022 , 01:34 AM

Hitachi Energy India has won orders exceeding Rs 160 crore for its key electric components to support the electrification of the countrys rail routes As the operator of the worlds fourth largest railway network Indian Railways strives to achieve 100 percent electrification of broad-gauge routes by 2023 The government of Indias electric locomotive manufacturers Chittaranjan Locomotive Works CLW and Diesel Loco Modernisation Works DMW part of Indian Railways placed orders with Hitachi Energy for traction transformers for passenger and freight locomotives in the October-December 2021 period