Siemens has secured a contract from Ansaldo STS to electrify two lines of the Lima metro in Peru, which are currently under construction.
Electrification will be carried out on the entire 27km double-track east-west Line 2 and the 8km first phase of Line 4, which will extend Line 2 to the airport.
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These new lines will link additional city districts and the international airport to the capital’s mass transit network.
As part of the deal, Siemens will supply six 60kV/20kV feeder stations, two 20kV cable distribution rings, 21 1.5kV DC substations and electrical supplies to 37 stations.
The company will also supply the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for the electrical systems.
Siemens entered the Peruvian market in 2010 with the electrification of the first extension of the Lima metro.
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By GlobalDataThe project is designed to reduce CO2 emissions, because approximately 80% of the energy required for rail electrification is provided by hydroelectric power plants.
According to Siemens, its 8DN8 series of gas-insulated switchgear is specially designed for space-saving system configurations and has a low dead load, which makes it extremely cost-effective.
In 2014, the Consorzio Metro Linea 2 consortium was awarded a 35-year PPP concession to finance, build, operate, and maintain Line 2 by Peru’s private investment agency Proinversión.
The consortium consisting of ACS Dragados and FCC, Salini Impreglio, Hitachi Rail Italy, Ansaldo STS and Cosapi is reportedly providing $1.2bn in financing for the $5.8bn project.
Passenger service is scheduled to start on the first section of Line 2 as of next year, while the remaining three sections would be completed by 2021.
