Mumbai, May 21 -- Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) has received a letter of intent from Central Railway for an electrification system upgrade contract valued at Rs 1.16 billion. The project, according to the company's stock exchange filing, will be completed within 24 months.

The scope of the work involves modification of the current 1x25 kV electric traction system to a 2x25 kV configuration at the feeding system in the Itarsi-Amla section, located in the Nagpur Division. This upgrade is part of broader efforts to modernise and strengthen the efficiency of India's railway electrification infrastructure.

RVNL continues to play a critical role in executing high-value railway infrastructure projects across the country, particularly in the electrification and modernisation of critical rail corridors.

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