Siemens expanded its partnership with Russian Railways after providing Velaro RUS high-speed trains (Sapsan) for lines between St. Petersburg, Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod. In September 2011, Russian Railways placed its biggest order for the delivery of 1,200 cars of Desiro RUS commuter trains (Lastochka) worth over EUR 2 billion.
In fiscal 2011 (October 1, 2010 – September 30, 2011), sales to customers in Russia amounted to nearly EUR 1.4 billion and new orders totaled around EUR 1.57 billion. Siemens currently has more than 2,280 employees in Russia.
Siemens has been active in Russia for nearly 160 years, and is activelly involved in modernization of key sectors of the Russian economy, as well as promoting education, environment and social topics in the country.
Siemens is active in Energy, Industry and Healthcare Sectors across all Russia. The Energy Sector provides a complete spectrum of products, services, and solutions for the entire energy conversion chain. In the past fiscal year, the Sector handled various large projects and expanded its own facilities. In the field of power generation, Siemens put into operation its first heavy F-class gas turbines in Nyagan and in Yaiva with a base capacity of 420 MW each. Partnership with RZD Russian Railways company has expanded a lot in the year 2011. Localization along the entire added-value chain, including research and development, with Corporate Technology labs in Moscow and St. Petersburg is the key priority for Siemens in Russia; engineering and services provided by all Sectors at various locations nationwide as well as manufacturing – primarily in the Energy and Industry Sectors became highlights of the year 2011. Over the next three years, Siemens intends – together with its partners – to invest one billion Euros in various localization projects.
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