ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC Indonesia has been proudly chosen by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Government of Uganda among mega international players to competently reinforce the power transmission grid in Kampala metropolitan area with ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC’s first world-class mobile sub-station in Africa.
The USD 3.6M contract was signed on May 19th, 2023 at Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd. (UETCL) office – Kampala, with the esteemed presence of Managing Director of ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC, East Africa – Ibrahim Qamar, Sales Manager of ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC Uganda – Mohamed Wahdan, along with Managing Director of Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd. (UETCL) – Mr. Joshua Karamagi.
Managing Director of Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd. (UETCL) – Mr. Joshua Karamagi – stated: “Hand in hand with one of the world’s most prominent end-to-end EPC services’ providers, and revolutionary power transformers/mobile substations’ manufacturers, today, UETCL is joining forces with ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC Indonesia to efficiently equip Uganda’s Metropolitan Area with reliable power supply. We are looking forward to further leverage the use of ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC’s avant-garde 20 MVA 132/33-11kV Mobile Substation at our national oil and gas exploration, mining, irrigation, and construction sites to guarantee a more sustainable future for our country.”
Managing Director of ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC, East Africa – Ibrahim Qamar – commented: “Empowering Generations for over 85 years now, ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC Indonesia took upon itself entrenching its impactful footprint in the African continent, honorably earning the valued trust of a cherished fraternal State like Uganda. Together with the Government of Uganda, bolstered with JICA, our Ugandan people can now fully enjoy the urban life of the city, sustaining an untroubled power demand with our 20 MVA 132/33-11kV Mobile Substation. ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC Indonesia takes pride in being Southeast Asia’s first manufacturer of Power Transformer of up to 500kV and up to 400 MVA, along with being Indonesia’s sole manufacturer of mobile substations.”
Striving to play a leading role in Africa’s sustainable development, ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC Indonesia commits itself to design, manufacture, supply, deliver, test, install, and commission a 20 MVA 132/33-11kV Mobile Substation to Kampala metropolitan area. The unit is uniquely digitalized with SAS (Substation Automation System) to be properly monitored from anywhere with any device. It comes with a number of distinctive features, offering a rapid integration with grid network, while providing an optimum mobility application to remote locations in the future. Thanks to its cutting-edge European technology, the substation can powerfully handle power outage and unforeseen breakdowns.