Alstom signs a Memorandum of Understanding with state-owned
Samruk for rail and power generation projects in
Kazakhstan

In the framework of the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan
Nazarbayevs visit to France, Patrick Kron, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Alstom, and Kanat Bozumbayev,
President of Kazakhstans state-owned company Samruk,
signed on 11 June 2008, in Paris, a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) concerning several projects in rail transport and power
generation in Kazakhstan. Under the terms of this MOU, Alstom
and Samruk will cooperate on important programmes for the
economic and social development of this country.



In the area of rail transport, Alstom is negotiating with the
Kazakh railway maintenance company, Kamkor, for the
modernisation of 145 VL-80 electric locomotives. The project
involves Alstom supplying new components (transformers,
asynchronous motors) for these locomotives. The partners are
also studying the assembly under licence of electric
locomotives in Kazakhstan.



A second project under consideration is for Alstom to supply
four Pendolino high speed tilting trainsets, along with their
maintenance. These tilting trains will run between two large
urban centres - Kazakhstans capital city, Astana, and
Almaty - 1,200 km apart.


In power generation, the two partners are committed to
developing cooperation in several areas : modernisation of
power plants, integration of « clean » power
technologies for electricity produced from coal, gas or
renewable energies. Within this scope, Alstom is preparing to
participate in the invitation to tender for a new phase of the
Balkash coal power plant (2 x 660 MW).



Regarding social development cooperation, Alstom has expressed
its intention to take an active part in the
Bolashak training programme, which allows young
Kazakh professionals to enjoy the best training courses
available in the world. Consequently, Alstom will offer
internships to several Kazakh students in 2008.



Covering a surface area of 2.7 million km2 and with 15 million
inhabitants, Kazakhstan benefits from a subsoil rich in
hydrocarbons, coal and uranium. It has a unique geographic
situation at the crossroads of the flow of wealth and people
between Asia and Europe. The country is experiencing sharp
economic growth (around 9% in 2008) and is seeking to develop
its infrastructure.


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