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Over 3,000 AC units for Egyptian rail project

EGYPT: Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning is to deliver over 3,000 air conditioning units for stations on Egypt’s flagship high-speed rail project.

Spanning 660km, the high-speed rail line will connect Ain Sokhna, Alamein, Cairo, Alexandria, 6th of October City, and other key hubs across Egypt. Once operational, the system will serve 21 stations, transporting over 1 million passengers and 8,500 tons of cargo daily. The project is designed to dramatically reduce travel times and support faster, more efficient logistics nationwide.

In partnership with its distributor, Elsewedy Machinery, Hitachi will supply more than 3,000 high-efficiency indoor VRF units, manufactured at its facility in Barcelona, for 21 stations across the network.

The solution delivers a total cooling capacity exceeding 11,000RT and features Eurovent certification and high-ambient resilience tailored to Egypt’s climate and transport sector requirements.

Elsewedy Machinery will oversee the complete scope of HVAC delivery, including supply, installation, copper piping network, start-up, commissioning, and after-sales service.  

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