Yokogawa receives SCADA system order

Yokogawa Electric Corp. announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa India, has received an order from the Gas Transmission Company Ltd (GTCL) to supply a monitoring and control system for the gas pipeline system in Bangladesh.

GTCL is to build an integrated SCADA monitoring and control system that will ensure the stable and efficient supply of gas to three of the country's eight administrative divisions: Dhaka, Chittagong, and Sylhet. GTCL plans to increase its gas transmission volume to 550 million ft³/d.

This order includes:

• FAST/TOOLS SCADA software and a STARDOM™ network-based control system for pipeline monitoring.
• DPharp EJA and DPharp EJX series differential pressure/pressure transmitters.
• Other field instruments.
• A closed-circuit television (CCTV) system.
• A telecommunications system for central monitoring and control.

Tsutomu Murata, Managing Director of Yokogawa India, commented: "I am honored to receive this order, which is Yokogawa India's largest project to date in Bangladesh. By carrying out this large project, we aim to help ensure a stable energy supply for the people of Bangladesh."

Edited from press release by Angharad Lock

Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/contracts-and-tenders/15062016/yokogawa-receives-scada-system-order-219/