Railways to speed up electrification pace via EPC route

Taking EPC route will help railways reduce electrification costs, which is currently in the range of Rs 1-2 crore per kilometre

In an effort to achieve almost 100 per cent electrification, Indian railways is set to come out with large tenders through the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model to achieve higher targets.

As part of this, railways has already come out with a model EPC Agreement, model RFQ (request for qualification) and model RFP (request for proposal) for public feedback till 16 November. As per the roadmap by minister Piyush Goyal, railways is targeting 100 per cent electrification by 2021, compared to 45 per cent now.  

“We are looking forward to increase the pace of Electrification to about 30