Project to Increase Energy Efficiency for Republic of Kazakhstan’s Railway

HP and TransTelecom, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZh), the Republic of Kazakhstan’s railway system operator, has signed a $62 million agreement to reduce the railway’s energy use.
Under the terms of the 13-year agreement, HP will serve as the prime contractor, working with TransTelecom to deliver, implement and support the KTZh Traction Power Dispatch Automated Control System, which is an innovative automated railway energy management system (REMS).
Using the information available from REMS, which is designed to assist KTZh in reducing its energy usage, KTZh expects the potential savings to amount to 7 percent in electrical energy consumption and 13 percent in diesel fuel consumption.