Ballard Power Systems has secured a multi-year supply agreement from Egyptian bus and truck producer Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV) for fuel cell engines totalling 5MW.

Under the supply agreement, the Canadian firm will initially provide 35 out 50 FCmove -HD+ engine units to MCV, building on the partnership which began in 2022.

The full delivery of Ballard’s 50 fuel cell engines is expected this year or next, supporting projects located in the EU to begin with.

“In 2024, we took in 1,600 bus engine orders across seven OEMs,” explained Oben Uluc, Vice-President for Europe Sales & Marketing at Ballard. “This agreement continues momentum into 2025,” Uluc added.

“As the fuel cell bus market continues to mature, we look forward to the use of Ballard fuel cell engines to decarbonise public transit across the globe.”