ABB signs a new contract to deliver DC fast chargers for electric vehicles (EV) in Egypt to help protect the environment and increase EV adoption.
In a bid to improve Egypt's EV infrastructure, ABB, the Arab Consulting Office and Revolta Egypt have secured a deal to supply a number of Terra 53 multi-standard DC fast chargers for use across the country.
The 500 thousand US dollar deal includes supply, supervision and commissioning of the stations which will be deployed at NPCO (National Petroleum Company) gas stations throughout Egypt’s national road network, at car dealerships and in busy urban areas.
During the first week of September, the first EV DC fast charger was installed at an NPCO gas station located at the beginning of Cairo-Sokhna road, with the remainder due for deployment and commissioning by the end of 2018.
The Terra 53 multi-standard DC charging station is a configurable single, dual or triple outlet 50 kW fast charging station, operational through a range of temperatures from - 35 to + 55 degrees Celsius. The charging stations are ideally suited to highway rest stops since they have the capacity to recharge a vehicle within 15 to 40 minutes depending on the battery capacity.
"Working towards sustainable development, Egypt aims to increase the use of renewable energy by 22 percent in 2020, and we are proud to be part of this endeavor providing outstanding sustainable mobility solutions in Egypt,” said Naji Jreijiri, Managing Director ABB in Egypt, North & Central Africa.
"ABB is the first company to offer EV DC fast chargers in Egypt and we hope this will be the first step towards the wider use of electric vehicles and reductions in local emissions to help improve community life in the near future,” added Jreijiri.
Terra 53 charging infrastructure forms part of the ABB AbilityTM portfolio of connected solutions. ABB Ability™ delivers web-enabled connectivity that allows e-mobility charging network operators to perform several functions, including the remote monitoring and configuring of charge points, the resolution of driver issues, the servicing of equipment with minimal downtime and the flexibility to connect to any charging network, back-office, payment or energy management solution.
For added peace of mind, ABB Charger Care is also available for all ABB e-mobility charging products. Designed to minimize downtime, Charger Care provides a number of modules including proactive monitoring, preventative and corrective maintenance, training programs and software upgrades. As the world leader in electric vehicle infrastructure, ABB offers the full range of charging solutions for electric cars, electric and hybrid buses as well as electrification solutions for ships and railways. ABB entered the EV-charging market back in 2010, and today has a fast growing global installed base of 8,000 ABB DC chargers, including high power chargers up to 350 kW, installed across 68 countries, more chargers than any other manufacturer.
Fortune Magazine recently ranked ABB #8 on its list of companies that are “changing the world” for the advances it has made in e-mobility and electric vehicle (EV) charging.
