Bengaluru: DUCAB Group, a leading cable manufacturing company headquartered in Dubai, has expressed interest in supplying its advanced cable solutions to the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), an official release says.
A senior delegation from the company reportedly met Large and Medium Industries Minister MB Patil recently to explore potential areas of collaboration.
Following the meeting, the Minister said that DUCAB has already initiated discussions with BMRCL and its contractors for the supply of fire-survival and extra-high-voltage cables for the city’s Metro network.
Jointly owned by the governments of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, DUCAB has also offered to support the construction of 132KV/33KV substations to ensure uninterrupted power supply for Namma Metro.
In addition, the company has shown interest in providing sustainable energy cable solutions for Bengaluru’s upcoming suburban railway system as well as the expanded Kempegowda International Airport (Terminal 2), Patil highlighted.
DUCAB Board Members Charles Edouard Mellagui and Meshal Al Naqbi, Mohamad Meeran Saheb, Chairman, EMCO International, DUCAB Board Member Atheeqe Ansari, and Riju Mathew, Country Head–India, Ducab EW India Pvt. Ltd., were present.
