This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:
Heba Press
Morocco has decided to make its decision on companies responsible for making 150 new trains, distributed more than 40 trains between cities, 60 fast trains and 50 regional trains, as well as their maintenance commitment for 20 years.
This decision excluded the French group “Alstom” of competition for this major agreement.
After having excluded the offers made by Alstom in its branches in France, Italy, Spain and Morocco, in addition to the Spanish “Talugo” and the Chinese group “CRCC”, the competition between the South Korean “Hyundai Rotim” and The Spanish “CAF” “CAF” was limited.
Hyundai is lucky to win the agreement
According to BFMTV, “Hyundai Rotim” has strong opportunities to win the call for tenders, especially after its CEO presented a proposal to create a local factory in Morocco for technology and trains, which improves its competitive position.
On the other hand, the National Railway Office continues to prepare the final campaign book before launching the decisive stadium for the tender.
“Alstom” maintains the broadband train agreement
Despite its release from the traditional trains of the trains, Alstom will remain the main provider of high speed trains, because it has been chosen to provide 18 horizon trains used in the French TGV M.
The French group has confirmed its satisfaction with this choice, but he refrained from submitting additional declarations, pending the completion of official procedures.
French financing possible for the agreement
The value of this agreement is estimated between 750 million and a billion euros, according to technical standards and maintenance.
France should contribute to the financing of a part of it, in accordance with bilateral agreements to support the rail sector, which was signed during the visit of French president Emmanuel Macron in Morocco last October.
