On the sidelines of the COP27 Climate Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh: 09/11/2022 | 08:50 AM
The Prime Minister witnesses the signing of a contract with the initials for the management and operation of the first line of the high-speed electric train network "Ain Sukhna - Alexandria - El Alamein - Matrouh" with the alliance of the German "Deutsche Bahn" and "El Sewedy Electric" companies.
Madbouly: The signing comes as an embodiment of the comprehensive plan that the President directed to expand the establishment of green, sustainable, clean and environment-friendly transportation networks and to enhance cooperation with the private sector.
Minister of Transport: Benefiting from the German company in operating the network with its three lines to reduce the problems of interference between more than one operator
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, testified today; The signing ceremony of a contract with the initials for the management and operation of the first line of the high-speed electric train network “Ain Sokhna – Alexandria – El Alamein – Matrouh” with the alliance of “Deutsche Bahn” German companies and “El Sewedy Electric” for a period of 15 years, renewable for another 15 years, in the presence of Lieutenant-General Engineer / Kamel El-Wazir, Minister of Transport, and Frank Hartmann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Cairo.
The contract was signed by Major General Sherif Hassan Leil, President of the National Authority for Tunnels, Mr. Nico Warbanov, President of Deutsche Bahn for international operations, and Mr. Ahmed El Sewedy, Chairman of the Board of Directors of El Sewedy Electric.
After the signing, the Prime Minister indicated that signing this contract during Egypt's hosting of the COP27 Climate Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh comes as an embodiment of the comprehensive plan directed by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the President of the Republic to expand the establishment of green, sustainable, clean and environment-friendly transportation networks, and to strengthen cooperation with The international and local private sector in major projects, and in the management of modern means of transportation to benefit from the experiences of international companies in the field of management, operation and maintenance.
For his part, the Minister of Transport indicated that the German company is one of the world's leading companies in the field of railway operation and maintenance, as it operates all German railways, with a total length of 35,000 km, and operates a large number of railways in some Countries of the world, where it is the largest in the field of railway management and operation companies in Europe and among the large similar companies in the world, followed by more than 500 subsidiary companies in the fields of railways, freight transport and infrastructure management related to electric trains.
Lieutenant-General Kamel Al-Wazir pointed out that the German company will be used to operate the network with its three lines to reduce the problems of interference between more than one operator, through a new management and operation model in exchange for obtaining a percentage of the revenue, and it was emphasized that the percentage of Egyptian workers should not be less than 90% of the The total number of employees in the company to transfer expertise to all Egyptian workers, adding that the political leadership directed to focus on the qualification aspect of technical human cadres, through the transfer of the German work culture, which is characterized by accuracy, high discipline and quality of production, with the aim of formulating and refining the character of Egyptian technical human cadres.
The minister added that in the context of Egypt considering the issue of climate change as one of its most important priorities and an integral part of the plan it set to achieve the goals of sustainable development and its vision 2030, the Egyptian experience of implementing a green, smart, environmentally friendly mass transit system that complies with environmental protection standards and the reduction of all pollutants resulting from combustion Fuel, in addition to applying the highest global technology through operating using clean electric energy and expanding its use in mass transportation, which makes it a pioneer at the continental and international level in the field of electric traction rail transport.
For his part, the head of the German company “Deutsche Bahn” expressed his honor and happiness in managing and operating the rapid electric train system that is being implemented in Egypt with its three lines, explaining that the German company will also rehabilitate and train Egyptian engineers and technicians, praising the size of the developmental achievements witnessed by the Egyptian state in recent years. Under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic.
Niko Warbanov added that by operating the new system, we will contribute significantly to the paradigm transformation of railways through which we will actively protect the climate and support economic development in Egypt. Climate-friendly cargo by rail.
It is worth noting that, according to the political leadership’s directives to expand the construction of these projects, the National Authority for Tunnels is currently implementing a network of high-speed electric train lines with a length of about 2000 km (passengers & goods), the first line, which is considered a new link between the Red and Mediterranean Bahrain, as it extends from Al Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea coast, which is considered one of the most important logistic ports of the Republic, up to Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean coast, passing through the new administrative capital and the city of Alexandria and New Alamein with a length of 660 km, which is being implemented by a number of Egyptian contracting companies to implement civil works in cooperation with the German company Siemens to implement electromechanical works and units The second line extends 1,100 km from Fayoum, passing through all the governorates of Upper Egypt and ending in Abu Simbel in the far south, which is implemented by implementing the network concept to exchange service with the first line in Fayoum / Beni Suef and with the third line at Qena station, which extends for a length of 225 km from Qena to Safaga, passing through Hurghada