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ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 26. Chairman of the
Management Board of Samruk-Kazyna, Nurlan Zhakupov, held a meeting
with the President of Alstom for the Africa, Middle East, and
Central Asia region, Martin Vaujour, Trend reports via Kazakhstan Railways.
According to the information, the parties discussed further
cooperation on the supply of electric locomotives.
“I would like to note the successful development of the
partnership between Alstom and Kazakhstan Railways, which has
allowed Kazakhstan to strengthen its leading position in transport
engineering in the Central Asian region,” said Nurlan Zhakupov.
It was noted Alstom has maintained a longstanding strategic
alliance with the Fund. Due to the operational efficiencies
afforded by Samruk-Kazyna’s procurement framework, especially the
facilitation of offtake agreements, the enterprise has been
effectively executing its operations at the Electric Locomotive
Assembly Plant.
Furthermore, the facility manufactures KZ8A and AZ8A mainline
electric freight locomotives, alongside KZ4AT passenger electric
locomotives. The localization metric at the Electric Locomotive
Assembly Plant (ELAP) has escalated from approximately 10 percent
during the project’s inception to a notable 35 percent
currently.
Alstom stands as a preeminent entity within the global railway
transport manufacturing landscape. The enterprise has been
executing operations in Kazakhstan since 2010 and has cultivated a
substantial industrial infrastructure, comprising seven facilities
that engage over 1,000 personnel.
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