Bringing the energy to rail customers in Egypt

Hitachi Energy Egypt conducted a workshop showcasing its portfolio for rail solutions in Egypt over two days on March 14 -15, 2023, at Kempinski Nile Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.

We were honoured to host customers and partners from the public sector represented by the National Authority of Tunnels (NAT), Egyptian Electricity and Transmission Company (EETC), and attendees from the private sector, represented by Orascom and Colas Rail.

We understand the urgency and have the commitment and passion for advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We have made progress by holding our first workshop to demonstrate our innovative technology for rail solutions. We believe that trusted partnerships and collaboration are essential to finding the world's solutions. This workshop is a concrete example of our commitment to our customers and partners to meet the industry, country and community needs.

The workshop included a series of sessions, case studies and discussions. We presented the Transportation Segment Portfolio in Hitachi Energy and the technological advancement in this vital segment. The workshop in general showcased our portfolio covering a full transformation journey towards smarter mobility, including our solutions for; substations, rolling stock, communications, control & automation, software and consulting services.

"Innovative transformers for smart railway infrastructure" is one more interesting topic that was presented by our Hitachi Energy transformers experts. They introduced the next-generation TXpert Hub, powered by the latest CoreTec technology highlighting the commencement of a new era in transformer digitalization and effective asset performance management. In addition, presented on our transient voltage protection technology using winding varistors as a simple solution for the complex problem of switching overvoltage transients.

And continued with:

Grid-eXpandTM Integrated Modular Substations
Grid integration solutions
Power consulting & studies for railways
Static frequency converter (SFC) for Railways
Load balancers for Railways
Enabling carbon-neutral Power Grids
Telecom solution in Railway
Traction and non-traction power SCADA solution in Rail Applications
Enterprise software – Lumada portfolio for rail
Innovative solutions for substation service

“We were delighted to conduct this workshop linking our innovative technologies and diverse portfolio with rail solutions,” said Mohamed Hosseiny, Country Managing Director, Egypt & North Africa, Hitachi Energy. “With advanced and proven solutions, we help our customers to overcome complexity, increase efficiency and accelerate the shift toward a carbon-neutral energy future.”

“Hitachi Energy has a very long experience in Transportation, especially in Rail, we share the latest updates about our Technologies with our customers. Open discussion and honest feedback are the key to building a strong relationship, this will help us provide better services and lead to our collective success", Samir Fadda, Head of Transportation Segment, Asia, Middle East & Africa.

The workshop was presented in an interactive and engaging way where the attendees had productive discussions about our latest innovative solutions and technological advancements.

We ended the workshop with our promise to deploy our technologies and solutions that enable the energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure. We achieve this across sectors, geographies and every step of each customer's journey.