KAZAKHSTAN: Alstom and the Ministry of Trade & Integration have signed a MoU to increase local capabilities for the manufacturing of high-tech components, the transition to a low-carbon economy and the creation of sustainable transport infrastructure.
Alstom employs more than 950 people in Kazakhstan, at the EKZ electric locomotive and transformer plant in Nur-Sultan, the KEP point machine factory in Almaty, and its three depots and a repair centre.
‘We have agreed to co-operate in promoting the products of the Nur-Sultan plant in the near and far abroad’, said Minister of Trade & Integration Bakhyt Sultanov on October 5.
‘We also plan to continue discussing possible ways to increase the localisation level in production. Today the localisation of this plant is about 40%. This indicator can be increased due to Kazakh producers of metal, plastic and electrical products. The cost will decrease, and competitiveness will increase.’
Meanwhile, Alstom has appointed Kanat Alpysbayev as Managing Director of its Western & Central Asia Cluster. He joins from national postal service KazPost where he was Chairman, and his previous roles have included CEO and Chairman of national railway KTZ.
‘Western and central Asia is an extremely important market for Alstom because of its demonstrated commitment to developing its mobility infrastructure’, said Andrew DeLeone Alstom’s President in Africa, Middle East & Central Asia.
‘We have developed a strong manufacturing and maintenance capability in region and look forward to enabling more industrial initiatives, creating jobs and driving innovation for mutual benefit.’
