Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Chairman and CEO, Alstom, has said that participating in electrification programme in India has been a fantastic opportunity for the company.
In an interview with CNBCTV18’s Managing Editor Shereen Bhan, he said, “We have signed the contract two years ago and in two years, we have developed two new locomotives combining engineering coming from India and from Europe. We have produced the first locomotive in Madhepura, Bihar and we are testing it, which is right on track.”
India is the future of Alstom, it is extremely strategic both from the market standpoint and as a global platform. All that we do in India is for the Indian market and for the exports, said Henri Poupart-Lafarge.
India is a global platform in terms of technology and product development, he further mentioned.