CAIRO - 4 August 2022: Egypt will purchase 40 locally-made electric buses with global quality criteria and specifications in Alexandria. Egyptian State Minister for Military Production Mohamed Ahmed Morsy and Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawi attended Thursday the signing of a joint contract, involving the two ministries and Passengers Transport General Authority in AlexandriaAlexandria Governor Mohamed el Sherif was present during the signing ceremony. Morsy said the ministry will produce the first ever electric bus through the Military Factory 200 in cooperation with MCV transport industry company. The minister said climate change issue tops all challenges facing the world at present. In turn, Shaarawi said the contract is completing a joint contract, which has recently been signed involving the two ministries and the authority in Alexandria to buy 70 electric buses with investments, estimated at about 323 million Egyptian pounds.

Source: Egypt Today August 04, 2022 18:41 UTC