Algeria: JV CITAL and John Cockerill, Belgium, have signed the corresponding Memorandum of Understanding. This strategic agreement provides for the construction of an Algeria-based plant for rolling stock manufacture. Further details are not yet disclosed.
The joint venture CITAL (51% Algerian partners/49% Alstom) was created in 2011 to assemble and maintain the Citadis trams. CITAL’s site in Annaba can produce up to 60 LRVs annually.
One of John Cockerill’s areas of activity is the manufacture of shunting locomotives. With five models of 250 to 1,100 kW in its portfolio, the company has so far delivered its shunters to customers from Belgium, France, and African countries.
In 2024, the Algerian national operator SNTF adopted a programme aimed at rolling stock renewal between 2025 and 2035. A total of 600 locomotives and 400 passenger coaches are to be purchased under the programme.
