Rail Baltica will electrify 870 km of railway and 2,403 km of track across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, making it the most extensive railway electrification project in Europe and one of the biggest worldwide. It will also pioneer the large-scale use of Static Frequency Converter (SFC) technology combined with 2x25kV in a 50 Hz system, powered by 10 traction substations. This approach will ensure long-term reliability, efficiency and strong environmental performance.
The agreement, awarded to COBELEC Rail Baltica (Cobra Instalaciones Y Servicios S.A. and Elecnor Servicios y Proyectos S.A.U.), covers the full deployment of the Rail Baltica Energy subsystem.
The agreement is based on the 2017 FIDIC Yellow Book.
Our team and involvement
We were honoured to assist RB Rail in preparing legal documents for the contract, as well as during negotiations with the contractor. Our team consisted of partners Jorens Jaunozols and Linda Sarāne-Reneslāce; counsels Santa Rubīna and Inese Heinacka; senior associates Roberts Prūsis, Santa Prauliņa and Liene Ābola; and associates Sabīne Stirniņa and Annija Straupe.
