(30/05/2011)  The commissioning of this Control Centre is one of the initiatives included in the contract between Eliop Seinalia and the ONCF (Óffice National des Chemins de Fer) to renovate all the electrical substations powering the Moroccan electrified railway systems with teleoperated control systems for remote management, as part of the Moroccan Railway modernization and renovation process currently being implemented.

The contract also includes renovating the 55 existing substations, outfitting them with the teleoperated control system, the communications and fibre optic networks, the fire protection systems, intrusion detection systems and two main Control Centres to oversee the entire network. The Rabat Centre has been the first of such centres to start operating. The system will also serve the new high-speed lines and substations that are now being designed and planned for Morocco.

Project

This turn-key project includes design, engineering, supply, installation, start-up process and subsequent maintenance of all the equipment and systems implemented at the Control Centres and all field equipment associated to the Railway Network.

The Teleoperated Control Centre for Railway Electrification solution is based on the potential of the Sherpa system and the Elitel RTU’s for control and supervision of the substations.