RVNL Bags ₹242.5 Cr Contract for Rail Electrification Works.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has secured a ₹242.49 crore contract from South Central Railway for an overhead electrification upgrade project in Andhra Pradesh, the company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.

The project involves upgrading the existing 1x25 kV traction system to a more efficient 2x25 kV autotransformer (AT) feeding system. The scope of work includes design, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of overhead equipment (OHE), along with feeder and earthing works.

The upgrade will be carried out on the Ongole–Gudur section of the Vijayawada Division, covering 154 route kilometres (RKM), equivalent to 462 track kilometres (TKM).

RVNL said the project is scheduled for completion within 24 months.