Siemens will provide the complete traction power supply for the first section of metro line 1 in Lima. The upgrade will be carried out during ongoing operation of the line.
Lima's first metro line covers approximately 21 kilometers and connects south east Lima with the city center. The first section of line 1, covering around nine kilometers, was installed in 1995, so the traction power supply needs to be upgraded.
The scope of supply by Siemens includes the installation, commissioning and overhaul of four traction power substations, and six medium voltage cabinets for the stations between section Villa El Salvador to Atocongo. Siemens will also install, test and commission the overhead catenary system for the main line. The Scada system (supervisory control and data acquisition) for monitoring and controlling the traction power supply will also be upgraded.
In 2013, Siemens was awarded the contract to electrify the second extension of line 1 as well, which runs for around 12 kilometers on a viaduct through the 3 districts of Cercado de Lima, El Agustino and San Juan de Lurigancho. Orders followed for the electrification of the entire metro line 2 as well as the roughly eight kilometers of the first phase of line 4 in Peru's capital city.