Transmashholding (TMH) awarded SME Exports a $33 million contract to supply 800 HVAC systems for Egyptian National Railways coaches. The systems will be delivered to Russia and Hungary for final fitting before shipment to Egypt.
TMH Africa will unveil a 45,000-square-metre rolling stock manufacturing and service plant in Boksburg, South Africa, as part of a R500-million investment in Africa.
EKZ, a joint venture between Alstom (75%) and Transmashholding (25%), launched production of on-board transformers for electric locomotives in Astana, Kazakhstan, with an expected capacity of 300 transformers per year.
Alstom's joint venture EKZ in Astana, Kazakhstan, has launched manufacturing of on-board transformers, with an estimated output of 300 transformers annually and 100 staff at full capacity.
Alstom launched production of on-board transformers for electric locomotives at its EKZ joint venture in Astana, Kazakhstan. The facility is expected to reach a capacity of 300 transformers per year with 100 employees at full capacity.
Alstom will exercise options to sell its stakes in joint ventures with General Electric, exiting the energy businesses it sold to GE in 2015.