On April 30th, the Maharatna PSU BHEL entered into a strategic partnership with HIMA Middle East FZE based out of Dubai for the railway signalling business. The BHEL, which has already been supplying locomotives, electrics for EMU/MEMU, propulsion systems, traction motors, traction alternators, and traction transformers, to Indian Railways, shall further enhance its contribution to the Indian Railways by partnering with HIMA.

HIMA is the world’s leading solution provider for safety-related automation in the railways and process industries and the HIMA Middle East FZE in Dubai is a wholly owned subsidiary of HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH in Germany.