Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir stressed the importance of finishing Egypt’s electric train project before October 2021. He also affirmed Egypt’s desire to further its cooperation with Beijing in all areas, such as the transport sector. The Transport Ministry has an ambitious plan to localize the mobile units industry as part of a broader governmental plan to localize Egypt’s railway industry, he said. This includes establishing the first factory for electric traction systems and diesel mobile units in East Port Said, which Wazir stated become a joint cooperation region with specialized Chinese companies. He added that the electric train project will serve as a model for fruitful cooperation.

Source: Egypt Independent September 26, 2020 11:26 UTC