French industry is positioning its Moroccan branch on several fronts, mainly in supply and maintenance of reams for railway projects. Brahim Soua, the new director of Alstom Morocco, stresses on the durability of activities in the Moroccan market. The integration rate of the local industry is estimated at the moment at 15% and expected to rise. Morocco, an industrial base in expansion in the African Market.
Tramway, LGV, signaling or maintenance of rolling materials, the multinational is in all the railway front in Morocco. Present for many years, Alstom is firmly reinforcing its bases and registering in durability. It’s the main mission of entrusted to Brahim Soua, who was nominated the general director of the Moroccan branch of the French group in April. It consists in mobilizing all of Alstom’s assets. “We have solutions that cover all the needs of Morocco”, confirmed Brahim Soua during his conference presentation in July. The activity is going well in terms of train, in fact, the enterprise has delivered 44 tram ways for the Rabat-Sale network and 74 for the Casablanca line. It has recently order 50 more tram ways for metro pole. Whereas for the LGV project (High speed train), Alstom Morocco has delivered 12 trains estimated at million euros. Moreover, the group is committed in another project that concerns maintenance of ONCF locomotives. Alstom Morocco takes part in a joint venture with ONCF, an enterprise that will be launched in March 2017 and will be held by 50% by the two partners.
For the moment, it’s the only company maintaining all of ONCF’s trains, it’s about a 13-year contract of maintenance. Highlighting also that the Moroccan branch of the French group has equipped not less than 900km of railway lines and 66 stations in the Kingdom with its signaling systems. For opportunities to come, we note the extension of the Rabat tramway. The 3rd phase of Casablanca tramway is also part of the future projects and also the operation and maintenance of the networks of the two towns. On the other hand, Alstom eyes the second phase of the LGV which concerns the extension of Marrakesh-Agadir lines. “Morocco will need trains” reminds the new general director. During his first media appearance Brahim Soua made clear the will of the French group to better develop the railway business in Morocco where 350 people will be employed. The French industry aims also a contract to deliver 30 locomotives
for ONCF in early 2017.
