Electrical Controls and Switchgear Ltd.

Debt : January 2015

BIO has granted a USD 1 M loan to Electrical Controls & Switchgears, a manufacturer and supplier of electrical switchgear, transformers and panels in Uganda.

Amount

€ 725,111.00

Type of investment

Debt

Development impacts

  • Private sector consolidation/innovation

Beneficiary locations

Sub-Saharan Africa: Uganda

Investment field

Enterprises

Activity

Manufacturing & Services - Electrical products

Organisation

Electrical Controls and Switchgear Ltd.

Domicile

Uganda

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Electrical Controls and Switchgear Ltd.

ECS is a manufacturer and supplier of (low to middle voltage) electrical switchgear and panels in Uganda. These products are essentially the interfacing equipment between the power service utility provider and a final consumer power income in industries, factories, farms and commercial installations.

The investment project concerns the manufacturing of low to middle voltage distribution transformers (11 & 33 kV), which is the final voltage transformation in the electrical power system, stepping down the voltage used in the distribution lines to the level used by the customer. The manufacturing of distribution transformers is an upstream product in ECS portfolio.

Development impacts

  • Private sector consolidation/innovation

    The investment serves to set up a new transformer assembly line using state-of-the-art technology.

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