China-Egypt high-voltage JV

A China-Egypt joint venture has successfully established its leading position in the high-voltage equipment manufacturing in Egypt, while helping end the country’s previous reliance on imports of top-end transformers.

The joint venture, XD-EGEMAC High Voltage Electric Equipment Co established in 2009 by China’s XD Corp and Egypt’s EGEMAC, has increased the percentage of locally manufactured parts of high-voltage equipment to 40 percent so far.

XD-EGEMAC has been contributing to the development of the industry in Egypt through constructing GIS (gas insulated switch gear) substations and introducing manufacturing of power transformers in the country.