Swiss- Belarusian production plant in Fanipol Electric will begin work at the end of March this year. Told reporters today the owner and president of the Swiss company Stadler Rail Group Peter Shpuler , BelTA has learned .
" As for the construction , we adhere to the planned course - go according to plan. Already in the end of March we will start production here ," - said Peter Shpuler .
The first order to be executed at the new plant - decker trains for Russian transport company LLC " Aeroexpress " . "Stadler Rail AG" won the international tender in Moscow until 2016 should put the customer 25 passenger trains. Starting from the fourth train , they will be produced at the plant in Belarus.
noted Shpuler Peter , this is a very important order for both the company and for the production in Fanipol . " Trains will connect the airport with three Moscow. This is the latest technology in building technology: lightweight aluminum construction , which is very energy efficient ," - said the president and owner of Stadler Rail Group.
Shpuler Peter arrives in Belarus often ( every 6-8 weeks ) to personally monitor the progress of construction of the plant . So far, according to him, the project is no problem. "We have received very good support from the Belarusian side ," - said Peter Shpuler . At the same time , he added, some problems may still occur in April, when production is launched . " Inevitably there will be some difficulties, but I think we can handle ," - said president and owner of Stadler Rail Group.
He informed that 70 Belarusian specialists have trained in Switzerland, they will be back in late March , after which there will be directed to another 50 specialists. Then come to Belarus specialists from Switzerland to help run the plant .
modern plant of its creation passenger rail and urban electric transport built in Dzerzhinsk district, Minsk region ( Fanipol ) . The project is implemented through the phased construction and commissioning for years 2012-2016 and plant engineering and transport infrastructure. Its production capacity per year in the first phase will be 18 trains type Flirt and Kiss, the next stages - up to 30 trains type Flirt and Kiss, 100 trams, 40 sets of welded structures. To build a plant isolated 18.9 ha plot , which is included within the boundaries of the free economic zone "Minsk" . Investment attracted to the project will be about 50 million euros.
project is implemented by JSC " Holding management company " Belkommunmash " and the company Stadler Rail AG ( Switzerland) under the decree number 322 of July 20, 2012 . To implement a joint venture on the basis of" Electric vehicles " ( from November 6, 2013 renamed OAO " Stadler Minsk" ) , in which the company Stadler Rail AG has a share of 60 % in the share capital .
"Stadler Rail Group" - one of the leading European manufacturers of railway rolling stock . The company's products are operated in different countries , including Australia, Austria , Algeria, Belarus, Germany , Greece, Spain , Italy, Netherlands , Norway, Poland, Slovakia, USA, Finland, France, Czech Republic , Estonia. March 19, 2010 with the Swiss company Stadler Bussnang AG, won the tender , a contract was signed to supply for the needs of the Belarusian Railways 10 modern electric trains for the new format of passenger traffic , 6 of which are designed for urban lines and 4 - for the regional . All electric supplied to Belarus and operated .
