# French company starts construction of electrical equipment plant in Ulyanovsk, Russia

A French company (unnamed in the article) began construction of a new electrical equipment plant in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. The investment is 1 billion rubles, and the plant will produce low-voltage switchgear, plastic cable channels, circuit breakers, cable trays, transformers, and other electrical products. It will create at least 300 jobs and is expected to be commissioned in 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-11
- Where: Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia
- Value: $17.2M (1.00B RUB)
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: low-voltage switchgear, plastic cable channels, circuit breakers, cable trays, transformers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

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## Sources

- [pnp.ru](https://www.pnp.ru/economics/v-ulyanovskoy-oblasti-nachalos-stroitelstvo-zavoda-elektrotekhniki-stoimostyu-1-mlrd-rubley.html), 2017-05-11: "Французский инвестор вложит в эту производственную площадку более 1 млрд рублей."

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