Travel In Chennai Metro's Driverless Train By End Of 2025, Alstom Commences Production; Check Key Features
Rolling stock manufacturer Alstom said that it has commenced the production of world-class Metropolis trainsets for the Chennai Metro Phase II from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sricity.
Feb 09, 2024, 16:04 PM ISTGermany Ditches Plan To Run 'World's First' Hydrogen Train Network, Replaces With Electric
Germany deployed the world’s first-ever hydrogen-powered passenger train fleet, which includes a total of 14 trains, making it the cleanest train fleet yet.
Aug 10, 2023, 13:25 PM IST
Alstom India To Onboard 58% Women Engineers Under Its Flagship Programme
This is the highest ever intake under this initiative in the country, the company said in a statement.
Jul 05, 2023, 07:48 AM ISTIndian Railways: Alstom Delivers 300th WAG12B Electric Locomotive At Nagpur Depot
Alstom India has delivered the 300th e-loco - WAG12B to the Indian Railways, and it is inducted by the Nagpur depot for freight duties.
Mar 30, 2023, 08:53 AM ISTIndian Railways enters into procurement and maintenance deal with Madhepura Electric Locomotive
In 2015, the Ministry of Railways and Alstom came together to transform the heavy freight transportation landscape of the country. A landmark agreement worth 3.5 billion Euro was signed to manufacture 800 electric locomotives for freight service and its associated maintenance.
Nov 15, 2019, 22:14 PM ISTIndian Railways to soon get country's most-powerful train engine
Indian Railways' WAG9 engines would be replaced by WAG12 engines in a phased manner - promising quicker train speeds at up to 110kmph for freight transportation.
Apr 10, 2018, 16:13 PM ISTHCL to develop IT infrastructure for Alstom
Under the agreement, HCL will leverage its IT infrastructure capabilities to provide workplace engineering services, roll out PC as a Service (PCaaS) for 30,000 users worldwide and will enable local end-user support services across 360 locations in 62 countries.
Jan 25, 2016, 21:00 PM ISTGE to cut up to 6,500 jobs in energy units acquired from Alstom
General Electric said Wednesday it plans to cut up to 6,500 jobs in Europe from the energy units it acquired from France`s Alstom last year.
Jan 13, 2016, 16:13 PM ISTAlstom to supply 800 electric engines to Indian Railways
Alstom Thursday said it has received letter of award for 3 billion euro contract from Indian Railways to supply 800 electric locomotives with a long-term associated maintenance.
Nov 12, 2015, 18:07 PM ISTFDI in Railways: GE, Alstom to set up Rs 40,000 cr factories to provide 1,000 locomotives
The contract agreements with both GE and Alstom will be signed in a month.
Nov 09, 2015, 22:30 PM ISTAlstom in major share buyback after GE deal
Under the offer, 91.5 million shares, amounting to 29.5 percent of capital, will be repurchased at 35 euros apiece.
Nov 05, 2015, 09:38 AM ISTEU approves $13.4 billion GE's Alstom buyout
The EU announced Tuesday it had approved a deal under which US giant General Electric will acquire the energy business of French company Alstom for 12 billion euros (USD 13.4 billion), after Alstom agreed to sell some assets to an Italian rival.
Sep 08, 2015, 23:26 PM ISTEU regulators have approved GE-Alstom deal: Source
The European Union has approved a deal under which General Electric will acquire the energy business of French company Alstom for USD 12 billion, a source close to the transaction said Monday.
Sep 07, 2015, 23:00 PM ISTFDI in railways: GE, Alstom ahead in race for bagging loco projects in Bihar
GE and Alstom are believed to be ahead of other bidders in the race to bag contracts for the setting up of multi-crore diesel and electric locomotive factories in Bihar that are among the top eight infrastructure initiatives which are being monitored by the PMO.
Sep 01, 2015, 23:29 PM ISTAlstom's proposed JV bags Rs 1,497-cr contract from DFCCIL
"The proposed joint venture of Alstom India Ltd (AIL) and Alstom Transport S.A. (ATSA) has been issued a letter of acceptance by Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd," Alstom said in a BSE filing on Thursday.
Jul 23, 2015, 13:02 PM ISTAlstom to hire up to 1,000 engineers in India in 3-4 years
French engineering major Alstom plans to hire 200-250 engineers annually in India over the next 3-4 years as it looks to double business to 800 million euro (about Rs 5,700 crore) in the country.
Jun 14, 2015, 11:55 AM ISTAlstom T&D gets Rs 109 cr order from PowerGrid
"Alstom T&D India has been awarded a contract...By Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (PowerGrid) to supply ten 765 kV 500 MVA 1-ph auto transformers," the company said in a statement.
Jun 05, 2015, 15:03 PM ISTAlstom Bharat Forge begins production at Sanand plant
Set up over an area of 185,000 square meters, the site boasts of an annual capacity of 4000 MW and producing equipment for several major power projects in India.
May 26, 2015, 17:38 PM ISTCCI approves acquisition of Alstom's India assets by GE
Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of Alstom's India assets by General Electric as part of global deal.
May 19, 2015, 19:18 PM ISTAlstom T&D India to supply transmission equipment to BARC unit
The equipment will serve as the main receiving substation to cater to power supply requirement of the Chitradurga unit, Alstom said in a statement.
Apr 14, 2015, 15:50 PM IST