Aug 27, 2025

Johnson Controls - Hitachi Air Conditioning Middle East and Africa in partnership with Elsewedy Machinery, has been awarded a major HVAC contract for Egypt’s flagship High-Speed Rail (HSR) project. As part of this collaboration, Hitachi will supply more than 3,000 Eurovent certified high-efficiency indoor VRF units, manufactured at its facility in Barcelona, Spain.

The project

The national infrastructure project will link major cities and ports and will set new benchmarks in sustainable transport development across the country. Spanning 660 kilometers, the HSR line will connect Ain Sokhna, Alamein, Cairo, Alexandria, 6th of October City, and other key hubs across Egypt. Once operational, the system will serve 21 stations, transporting over 1 million passengers and 8,500 tons of cargo daily. The project is designed to dramatically reduce travel times and support faster, more efficient logistics nationwide.

Hitachi’s VRF units will deliver a total cooling capacity exceeding 11,000 Refrigeration Tons (RT) across 21 stations. The units feature Eurovent certification and high-ambient resilience - tailored to Egypt’s climate and transport sector requirements.

Ahmed Aqel, general manager, Johnson Controls–Hitachi Air Conditioning MEA said, “Our partnership with Elsewedy Electric brings together global HVAC innovation and local execution expertise. By integrating high-performance European-manufactured VRF systems into Egypt’s high-speed rail infrastructure, we are supporting a new benchmark in sustainable, large-scale transport solutions.”

Elsewedy Machinery will oversee the complete scope of HVAC delivery, including supply, installation, copper piping network, start-up, commissioning, and after-sales service.

Proven performance

Being able to trust product performance, reliability and energy efficiency is vital in HVAC and projects such as Egypt’s (HSR) project. For the HVACR professional the added value of choosing a Eurovent certified product includes:

• Assurance that HVAC and refrigeration systems will perform as expected.
• Free access to transparent, reliable and universally understood performance data, to search, compare and select products.
• The knowledge that product data is accurate and has been independently tested by an expert, third-party.

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