New production facilities in
the field of railway engineering are opening in Kazakhstan. The Stadler
Kazakhstan plant has begun operating in Astana and is expected to supply more than 500 modern passenger cars for
Kazakhstan railways by 2030. In the Atyrau region, a plant with an annual
capacity of 6,000 freight wagons and tank cars has been launched. A new
production line for open wagons has also been introduced in Semei, while a
cluster of enterprises for the production of railway equipment and components
has been established in Ekibastuz. Overall, sector output grew by a quarter last
year, exceeding 600 billion tenge. To renew the wagon fleet, the relevant ministry proposes expanding production
capacity, increasing subsidies for purchases from domestic manufacturers, and concluding
long-term off-take contracts.
«Off-take
contracts will make it possible to guarantee a stable volume of orders for
domestic manufacturers and ensure planned utilization of production capacities.
At the same time, railcar manufacturing enterprises will be required to
increase the level of production localization. The Ministry has begun work on a
draft industrial assembly agreement, which will apply to all types of rolling
stock,» noted Kazakh Minister of Industry
and Construction Yersayin Nagaspayev.
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