BHEL Wins Order to Supply KAVACH System for Rail Safety

State-owned engineering firm Bharat Heavy Electricals on Friday said it had obtained an order worth Rs 22.87 crore to supply and install KAVACH equipment, an automatic train protection system, from Indian Railways (South Western Railway).

According to a regulatory filing, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has received an order from Indian Railways (South Western Railway).

"Letter of Intent received on September 11, 2025, for design, development, supply, installation, trial and commissioning of on-board KAVACH equipment in locomotives and trackside KAVACH equipment at station/LC/IB/ABS locations, along with associated works in South Western Railway," it stated.

Kavach equipment is to be manufactured at BHEL's Bengaluru plant. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking and the largest government-owned electrical/ industrial technology company. The Ministry of Heavy Industries has administrative authority over it, although the Government of India owns it. Established in 1964, BHEL is situated in New Delhi.

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For the main economic sectors, power, transmission, industrial, transportation, renewable energy, oil and gas, and defense ,BHEL designs, engineers, manufactures, builds, tests, commissions, and maintains a broad range of products, systems, and services.

It has a network of 16 manufacturing units, two repair units, four regional offices, eight service centres, eight overseas offices, 15 regional centres, seven joint ventures, and infrastructure allowing it to execute more than 150 projects at sites across India and abroad. The company has established the capability to deliver 20,000 MW p.a. of power equipment to address the growing demand for power generation equipment.