Chinese elements into Africa South Africa railway development bullish on the Chinese locomotive technology

South Africa state-owned transportation group (Transnet) on October 22, in the country's administrative capital Pretoria and China southern car (4.24, 0.10, 2.30%) zhuzhou electric locomotive co., LTD. Has officially held a signing ceremony, decided to purchase from China 95 sets of electric locomotive, the contract amount for 2.6 billion rand ($1 $8.68 rand).
South Africa with state-owned transportation group subordinate railway freight company to achieve the purchase contract, is China's south car zhuzhou electric locomotive co., LTD. To a local company win together. South Africa "commercial daily 23 report said, this is the first South Africa from China's purchasing locomotive. And report says, this is China electric power locomotive in Africa for the first time.
The winning project localization rate will reach 60.5%
In the 22 a signing ceremony, South Africa minister of state-owned enterprises MaLuXi · auspicious garba representation, this contract is historic, because it marks the railway company in South Africa for the first time from the procurement locomotive. And achish said, at the same time, it shows that South Africa committed to the development of nuggets between countries strategic trade and investment relations, but also on China's global competitiveness in manufacturing equipment made great progress recognition.
It is reported, to ensure that won the contract, Chinese companies preparation time for nearly a year, finally with higher localization rate, delivery time and price, and other comprehensive advantages vanquished 8 competitors. South Africa state-owned transportation group chief executive Brian moller phenanthrene, said the project time tight, Chinese companies can in December next year the first delivery of the locomotive, all locomotive will in September 2014 consign is used, this is the main reason for the contract the win in China, "the company's manufacturing capacity is very strong, they each month can produce 160 sets of locomotive".
And achish said to him, he was sure that the contract will give local bring huge economic benefits, and promote the development of the downstream industry. According to the contract arrangement, the Chinese company will transfer to South Africa electric locomotive manufacturing technology, the earliest provide 10 bike will assemble in China, and the rest of the locomotive will take place in South Africa assembly.
The commercial daily 23 reported that the project of the electric locomotive in South Africa for the localization rate is 60%, Chinese enterprises commitment localization rate will reach 60.5%. Auspicious garba said, the South African government in and suppliers, hope the other party can help strengthen the South Africa its manufacturing industry, this can be established through investment, technology transfer and promote export of South Africa, and other means to realize. South African hope partners will be here as a global business design and manufacturing center, it is not just limited to locomotive supply field.
South Africa are bullish on the Chinese locomotive manufacturing technology
South Africa state-owned transportation group railway freight transportation company chief executive gamma said, these locomotive need both in 3 kv dc, and can be in 25 kv ac nets line pressing the road running, power need up to 3500 horsepower. China said that China has South Africa requirements of the locomotive prototype machine, is currently the domestic testing. South Africa think that Chinese manufacturers design and manufacturing is a problem, because China has manufacturing than South Africa standards higher locomotive ability.
A spokesman for South Africa state-owned transportation group's Bernie line in accepting
South Africa is the move in order to meet the needs of the country's railway freight transportation. South Africa state-owned transportation group announced earlier this year, will be in the future seven years investment of 300 billion rand, its freight capacity from the current 200 million tons per year up to 350 million tons, of their own to create 500000 jobs, including railway freight transportation is an important part of the company. Therefore, in addition to emergency purchasing 95 sets of electric locomotive outside, the company also will purchase 599 units and 465 sets of electric locomotive diesel locomotive.
China enterprise power African railway modernization
South Africa is Africa railway system one of the most developed countries, more than 34000 kilometers of railway operation mileage, of which about 18000 kilometers (miles) for electrified railway, there are more than 2000 sets of electric locomotive, internal combustion engines of 1400 much stage, but 55% of the electric locomotive average life more than 35 years, upgrade of products of the huge market. Now South Africa railway freight volume every year about 175 million tons. In 2010, South Africa also opened the first high speed railway, the operation mileage nearly 80 kilometers, connecting the biggest city of Johannesburg and administrative capital Pretoria.
Other African countries in recent years also started to pay attention to railway transportation, the Chinese railway transportation construction related enterprise into Africa provides opportunity. East African community country 2009, which sets the railway development planning, planning in the future 20 years investment more than $350, upgrade area railway system, and comprehensively improve the transport capacity. In June this year, Ethiopia respectively with China and Turkey company sign railway construction contract, the total value of $3.2 billion, will build two from the country to neighboring djibouti and pull port railway, so as to promote the country to Asia and the Middle East countries export. On October 4,, China communications construction group co., LTD. And Kenya railway administration signed Mombasa to Nairobi scale rail railway project on-line engineering business contract, stood at 1.147 billion usd.
China civil engineering group won the contract amount of $8.3 billion Nigerian railway modernization project, the line general about 1315 km. The project is divided into several section of phased implementation. Among them, the first section is the capital abuja to northern KaDuNaZhou (hereinafter referred to as "akko railway"), this section of single railway project has been in February 20, 2011, formally began, the completion date for February 20, 2014.
China civil engineering group Nigeria co., LTD., deputy general manager LiQingYong 23 in accepting
(the Johannesburg, abuja October 23 report)