Follow us:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google+
  • AppStore
  • RSS
Azernews.Az
Tuesday March 2 2021
  • Latest
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Oil & Gas
  • Armenian Aggression
  • Nagorno-karabakh conflict
  • Editorial
  • Analysis
  • Lifestyle
  • Events
  • Healthcare
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Travel
Home
  • Home
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Oil & Gas
  • Armenian Aggression
  • Nagorno-karabakh conflict
  • Editorial
  • Analysis
  • Lifestyle
  • Events
  • Healthcare
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Travel

French company to service Azerbaijan's locomotives

29 July 2019 14:46 (UTC+04:00)
5 633

By Abdul Kerimkhanov

The French company Alstom and Azerbaijan Railways have agreed on the provision of technical support for the locomotive fleet.

The document was signed within the framework of the meeting of Azerbaijani Finance Minister Samir Sharifov and Bruno Le Maire, France's Minister of the Economy and Finance.

Javid Gurbanov, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Railways, and Elshan Zeynalov, Alstom Regional Director for Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, signed the agreement.

Alstom is a world leader in integrated transport systems. As a promoter of sustainable mobility, the company develops and markets systems, equipment and services for the transport sector. Alstom offers a complete range of solutions, passenger solutions, customized services, infrastructure, signaling and digital mobility solutions.

The French company will provide the technical maintenance for locomotives supplied to Azerbaijan.

Alstom presented its first electric freight locomotive Prima T8 AZ8A for Azerbaijan Railways in 2018. The presentation of the locomotive was held at the Electric Locomotives Assemblage Factory.

AZ8A is a heavy-duty freight locomotive from the Prima T8 series, which is based on the KZ8A locomotive, currently operated in Kazakhstan. AZ8A is designed for operation at temperatures from -25 to 50 degrees Celsius.

Deliveries of Alstom AC locomotives began after the signing of the agreement in 2014. As many as 40 of them are intended for freight traffic on the route Baku-Tbilisi-Kars, while the remaining 10 - for passenger trains.

Azerbaijan Railways received the first electric locomotive Prima T8 AZ8A in December 2018, which was assembled at a plant in Kazakhstan. The model, consisting of two sections, is able to pull up to 9,000 tons and reach speeds of up to 120 km/h.

At the meeting with Le Maire, Sharifov said that the Azerbaijan-France Intergovernmental Economic Commission supports the further development of bilateral cooperation in the economic, financial, humanitarian and other fields.

Sharifov said that the parties are considering a joint project in the field of transport, the financing of which can be carried out by the Azerbaijani government and French banks. The minister also added that in 2020, French companies will start their activities in the Free Economic Zone of Alat.

He noted that Azerbaijan is interested in the further development of multilateral relations between the two countries. In addition to trade relations, the minister noted that a favorable environment was created for French companies in Azerbaijan for investment in production.

Sharifov pointed out that the French companies, using ties with Azerbaijan, can expand sales of goods and services to countries in the region, which will strengthen the competitiveness of French companies.

In turn, Le Maire mentioned that both parties have a high potential for developing relations in various sectors of the economy and are ready to enter the next level of cooperation.

He noted that France is interested, in particular, in the development of joint projects in the field of energy, oil and gas sector, renewable energy sources, as well as the defense industry.

In addition, Le Maire said that joint work could be carried out on the rehabilitation of old oil and gas fields, taking into account the minimization of emissions to the environment.

---

Abdul Kerimkhanov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @AbdulKerim94 

Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz

 

  • #BRUNO LE MAIRE
  • #COOPERATION AGREEMENT
  • #SAMIR SHARIFOV

Related News

Azerbaijan to focus on measures to increase economic activity next year - Finance Minister

Azerbaijan to focus on measures to increase economic activity next year - Finance Minister

24 December 2020 16:33
Azerbaijan avoided pandemic-related crisis - Finance Minister

Azerbaijan avoided pandemic-related crisis - Finance Minister

23 December 2020 17:22
Azerbaijani finance minister informs IMF, WB representatives about Armenian provocations

Azerbaijani finance minister informs IMF, WB representatives about Armenian provocations

16 October 2020 18:32
Azerbaijan spends $442.3 million in fight against COVID-19

Azerbaijan spends $442.3 million in fight against COVID-19

17 July 2020 16:52
Finance minister: Negative impact of lockdown on economy inevitable

Finance minister: Negative impact of lockdown on economy inevitable

2 June 2020 16:55
SOCAR, Italy’s Snam ink agreement on sustainable energy

SOCAR, Italy’s Snam ink agreement on sustainable energy

24 February 2020 13:01
Azerbaijan to allocate $7m to participate in IFI's donor programs

Azerbaijan to allocate $7m to participate in IFI's donor programs

11 February 2020 14:53
Azerbaijan to allocate $7M to participate in donor organizations

Azerbaijan to allocate $7M to participate in donor organizations

8 December 2019 14:32
Azerbaijan, World Economic Forum praise effective cooperation

Azerbaijan, World Economic Forum praise effective cooperation

7 November 2019 21:13
Lithuanian minister praises social security and labor agreement signed with Azerbaijan

Lithuanian minister praises social security and labor agreement signed with Azerbaijan

18 October 2019 19:27
  • Latest
  • Popular
1 March 18:00 • Azerbaijani army's mortar batteries continue live-fire training exercises [VIDEO]
1 March 17:52 • YASHAT foundation sends war veterans to Turkey for treatment [PHOTO]
1 March 17:50 • Russia launches its first Arctic-monitoring satellite
1 March 17:39 • Azerbaijan SME Dev't Agency expands access of businesses to financial market
1 March 17:33 • President Aliyev says Armenia must fulfill Karabakh peace deal [UPDATE]
1 March 17:24 • Azerbaijani Agency for SMEs talks approval of regulatory acts in 2020
1 March 17:17 • Rainy weather expected on Tuesday
1 March 17:06 • Country registers 125 new COVID-19 cases
1 March 16:58 • President Aliyev inaugurates new projects at Caspian Sea [UPDATE]
1 March 16:54 • Baku warns against Yerevan's revanchism policy
1 March 16:43 • Azerbaijan, Turkey to strengthen cultural ties [PHOTO]
1 March 16:36 • Azerbaijan discloses number of citizens vaccinated against COVID-19
1 March 16:29 • Azerbaijan continues increasing number of SME houses
1 March 16:20 • Azerbaijan, Pakistan eye infrastructure cooperation
1 March 16:14 • Iran's Qom Seminary stands behind Azerbaijan regarding Karabakh
1 March 15:58 • Azerbaijani Azerlotereya passes under control of Turkish company
1 March 15:44 • 13,000 citizens provided with social support in post-war period
1 March 15:27 • Azerbaijani FM tweets message on Zero Discrimination Day
1 March 15:11 • Georgian journalists and experts visit Fuzuli [PHOTO]
1 March 14:50 • Azerbaijani citizens now can arrive in Georgia, avoiding 12-day quarantine
1 March 17:33 • President Aliyev says Armenia must fulfill Karabakh peace deal [UPDATE]
1 March 11:14 • MFA: Sumgayit events well-planned provocation against Azerbaijan
1 March 16:58 • President Aliyev inaugurates new projects at Caspian Sea [UPDATE]
1 March 11:30 • Azerbaijan suspends import of poultry products from regions of Estonia
1 March 10:54 • Azerbaijan, Netherlands mull opening of Trade Houses
1 March 12:28 • 3,000 martyrs’ families, disabled war veterans to receive houses in 2021
1 March 14:50 • Azerbaijani citizens now can arrive in Georgia, avoiding 12-day quarantine
1 March 12:16 • State Fortepiano Trio awarded in Denmark [PHOTO]
1 March 10:13 • Culture Ministry expands international ties [PHOTO]
1 March 10:30 • Before Khojaly, Azerbaijanis thought that they were joking with us - ex-president of Armenia
1 March 10:44 • Introduction of digital technologies into TRACECA corridors to raise route's attractiveness
1 March 14:11 • Khojaly genocide through eyes of artists [PHOTO]
1 March 12:46 • National athlete wins gold in Istanbul
1 March 11:48 • Azerbaijan shares video from Aghdam's Gulluja village [PHOTO/VIDEO]
1 March 18:00 • Azerbaijani army's mortar batteries continue live-fire training exercises [VIDEO]
1 March 17:52 • YASHAT foundation sends war veterans to Turkey for treatment [PHOTO]
1 March 15:58 • Azerbaijani Azerlotereya passes under control of Turkish company
1 March 15:27 • Azerbaijani FM tweets message on Zero Discrimination Day
1 March 13:10 • National paralympians to train in Turkey
1 March 17:39 • Azerbaijan SME Dev't Agency expands access of businesses to financial market
See more
AzerNews Newspaper
AzerNews
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google+
  • RSS

Information

About us Contacts Advertising Azernews In Print

News Archive

© 2021 AzerNews. All rights reserved