Egypt signs power infrastructure contract with Kuwaiti Kharafi for high-speed rail project

Egypt’s state-owned Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) has signed a contract with Kuwait-based real estate developer Kharafi National to implement a package of power infrastructure works linked to the country’s high-speed electric rail project, the company said in a statement on January 26, cited by Al Ahram.

The project forms part of Egypt’s broader strategy to expand and modernise its transport infrastructure, with the high-speed rail network expected to play a key role in linking major cities and economic zones.

Under the agreement, the project aims to connect nine traction power substations serving the high-speed electric railway to Egypt’s unified national grid at a voltage level of 220 kilovolts. The substations fall within the Alexandria and West Delta electricity zones, and the works are designed to ensure stable, secure and continuous electricity supply for railway operations.

The contract includes the turnkey construction of several 220 kV overhead transmission lines. Each lot under the agreement is scheduled to be completed within seven months from the date of signing, according to EETC.

EETC has awarded the first and sixth lots of the project to Kharafi. The first lot covers the construction of a single-circuit, single-conductor overhead line linking Abu Al-Matamir to traction substation TSS5, using ACSR conductors. The sixth lot involves building a similar single-circuit overhead line connecting East Matrouh to traction substation TSS9, using AAAC conductors.

Founded in 1999, Kharafi National operates as part of the Kharafi Investment Group’s regional expansion. The company is a leading infrastructure developer specialising in EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) and facilities management. Based in Kuwait with major operations in Egypt and the UAE, it executes large-scale projects in the water, power, oil and gas, and petrochemical sectors across the Middle East and Africa.