Alstom strengthens its industrial footprint in Morocco with a strategic investment in driver desk manufacturing
Investment of 100 million dirhams to expand production and engineering.
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Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, announces a strategic investment of 100 million dirhams to expand and diversify its industrial capabilities in Morocco. At the heart of this initiative is the world’s first dedicated, multi-platform production line for train driver desks, marking a significant milestone that positions the Kingdom as an international reference in the railway industrial value chain.
“Seeing this first global production line established within our AMECA region is a strong signal of the industrial momentum we are building,” said Martin Vaujour, President of Alstom Africa Middle East and Central Asia. “The driver desks manufactured here will equip projects across the world, demonstrating our region’s capacity to deliver strategic industrial solutions for the Group.”
In addition to this new production line, a broader industrial development plan is being launched. It includes the doubling of production capacity for transformers, along with the creation of a development and engineering office to strengthen local expertise and support innovation.
Martin Vaujour added: “This initiative is part of a wider plan that will sustainably reinforce our production and engineering capabilities across the AMECA region.”
Thanks to this expansion, the project will generate over 200 direct jobs, further strengthening Morocco’s railway industrial ecosystem and contributing to the economic growth of the region.
“The doubling of our Mitrac capacity and the opening of an engineering office represent a major milestone for the Moroccan industrial ecosystem,” said Mehdi Sahel, Managing Director of Alstom Morocco. “These developments complement the establishment of the driver desk production line and further reinforce Morocco’s contribution to the global railway value chain.”
Alstom, which already employs more than 1,400 people in Morocco, has delivered key projects including 270 Citadis trams for Rabat and Casablanca, 12 Avelia Euroduplex trains for the high-speed line linking Tangier and Casablanca, and 77 Prima locomotives. Since 2020, Alstom has invested nearly 200 million dirhams in the creation of the industrial site in Fez and the launch of the country’s first transformer production line. These investments laid the foundation for today’s industrial ecosystem and enable the expansion announced today.
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