Hitachi Energy, a global leader in energy solutions, has reached a significant milestone in its commitment to Indian Railways. The company, known for its cutting-edge technology, has produced (designed and manufactured) India’s highest power-rated Scott transformers of 100 MVA at its Maneja facility, Vadodara. This marks a significant achievement as the transformers are the first-of-their-kind within the Hitachi Energy group worldwide.
Under a comprehensive agreement with M/s BNC Power Projects Ltd, Hitachi Energy India Limited will supply 14 high-rating transformers to enhance the infrastructure of the Indian Railways. This includes 12 units of 100 MVA 132/2x55kV Scott-connected transformers and 2 units of 100 MVA 220/2x55kV Scott-connected transformers.
Flag-off event for the first unit of 132KV Scott Transformer was held today. The event was graced by the presence of esteemed guests N Venu, MD & CEO, India & South Asia, Hitachi Energy, Bruno Melles, MD, Business Unit -Transformers, Carlos Pettinau, Hub APMEA Manager-Transformers, Hitachi Energy and Atul Pandit, SVP, Transformers – India, Hitachi Energy. Dignitaries from Indian Railways Bhardwaj Chaudhary, Deepak Tripathi, PB Gadre, Sharad Gautam along with Yashodhan Chaudhary, Amit Jain, Umnesh Munde, D.K Srivastava from BNC Power Project Limited, also attended the ceremony.
The product certification was obtained from the Rating & Design Standard Organization (RDSO) – Indian Railways technical body, after the successful completion of all mandatory tests. The first unit of the transformer successfully completed the dynamic short circuit test (prototype test) at the Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) in Bengaluru and all other factory acceptance tests.
These Scott connected transformers are pivotal in upgrading India’s rail infrastructure, allowing trains to achieve speeds of up to 160km/h, a 20% increase from the current maximum speed of 130km/h. This upgrade will improve the reliability of passenger trains and increase the train speed from the existing top speed. This would be first step towards large-scale usage of Scott transformers by Indian Railways in its passenger rail network.
