EKZ: Electric locomotives manufacturing plant in Kazakhstan
A184 St.10 bld.
Astana, Kazakhstan
010000
kz.ekz-info@alstomgroup.com
Alstom entered Kazakhstan’s railway market since 2010, laying the first stone with the EKZ facility to produce electric locomotives for the Kazakh rail network. EKZ was inaugurated in 2012 and in 2014, EKZ was awarded a subcontract to supply 40 Prima T8 “AZ8A” freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways (ADY). By being the only electric locomotives producer in the region, EKZ developed rigorous business strategies and in March 2022, the site became 100% owned by Alstom.
As of June 2023, EKZ employs more than 700 people and is working on supplying and maintaining the Prima electric locomotives ordered by KTZ.
“EKZ is a full cycle locomotive production plant and plays a leading role in the Central Asian mobility market thanks to our talented employees. All together we are committed to deliver advanced products to our customers.”
Laurent Bazin
EKZ General Director
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700+employees
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35,000m2 industrial zone
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6production workshops
EKZ has 6 production workshops: painting, carbody, fitting, transformer, traction and static tests and diagnostics. Furthermore, there are 4 main projects in EKZ: KZ8A, KZ4AT, AZ8A and Transformers & Traction System Converters. EKZ is a full cycle plant with production, localisation, and maintenance. Transformers and traction system converters produced by EKZ are installed in its locomotives and for export with production, localisation, and maintenance.
The EKZ site consists of 4 major parts: warehouse, administrative office, production, and turntable. The large-scale area is devoted to production, including 10 important metiers such as: industrialisation, steel welding, painting, cabling, winding, fitting, testing, commissioning, warranty, and maintenance. Only after these 10 steps of thorough examination, are EKZ products delivered to suppliers.
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250KZ8A freight locomotives for Kazakhstan
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119KZ4AT passenger locomotives for Kazakhstan
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40AZ8A freight locomotives exported to Azerbaijan
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Prima T8
• Production of 250 “KZ8A” locomotives for KTZ (Kazakhstan National Railways)
• Production of 267 freight locomotives KZ8A for Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ)
• Production of 40 freight AZ8A locomotives for Azerbaijan Demir Yollari (ADY) (in 2018-2022)
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Prima M4 “KZ4AT”
Production of 95 passenger KZ4AT locomotives for Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ)
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Components: On-board transformers
Capacity to produce 100 transformers per year
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Components: Traction system converters
Production of 9 types of traction system converters
Working for EKZ in Kazakhstan
EKZ is a major production site that keeps evolving. Even after its ten plus years tenure, it continues to add new shops and production capabilities. Joining EKZ is joining a worldwide network of cutting-edge Alstom production facilities where we develop and share new skills and technology.
While we tend to promote our own employees to managerial roles, we also love strengthening our team with outside expertise. Feel free to apply whatever your background and career goals.
As part of a global corporation, EKZ offers stability as well as endless career opportunities within the Alstom group.
Apply now and jumpstart your career at Alstom! Find out more about open positions here:
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