RB Rail AS has announced that the three selected consortia are now entering the second stage of Rail Baltica high-speed railway electrification procurement process, being invited to submit initial bid.
The selected teams are:
- COBELEC Rail Baltica, comprising Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios and Elecnor Servicios y Proyectos (from Spain);
- Alstom – BMGS – GE – Torpol association comprising BMGS, Bombardier Transportation Baltics, Alstom Transport, GE Energy Power Conversion France, Torpol (from Latvia, France and Poland) and
- STC Baltic Electrification association created by Colas Rail, Siemens Mobility GmbH, Siemens Mobility Oy Latvijas filiāle, TSO SAS (from France, Germania and Latvia)
The contract is planned to be signed in mid-2024. The tender for the electrification of the line was announced in June 2022 and the selected consortia were unveiled in January 2023.
Rail Baltica aims for using 100% renewable energy, and efficient use of renewable energy to power the new high-speed line is the key element which will make rail transport environmentally friendly and will provide an alternative to the road and air transport in the Baltic States.
Additionally, strong emphasis is put on the environmentally friendly design and construction methods, as well as extended lifetime of the electrification subsystem. “While future socio-economic benefits of the Rail Baltica line are immense, implementation of the railway infrastructure with an environmentally ambitious way is equally important,” Jean-Marc Bedmar, Head of Systems & Operation department at RB Rail AS said.
In the beginning of 2021, RB Rail AS selected an engineering service provider for the global project’s energy subsystem deployment. The association of DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture, S.A.U., and Italferr S.p.A. was announced as the winner in an international tender conducted by RB Rail AS.
The energy subsystem design and construction procurement include various components essential for the full functionality of the electrification subsystem, including traction power substations, overhead contact systems, and the energy control and command system. The project’s scope is impressive, with an overall length of 894 km for the double-track, requiring over 2,400 km of catenary systems, approximately 4,350 tonnes of copper materials, 50,000 masts, and the installation of 10 traction substations.
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