# Umeme invests $4.3M in Tororo substations to support cement plant expansion

Umeme invested $3.88 million in a new substation at Nyakesi and $455,000 in a dedicated feed for Tororo Cement, to support the cement manufacturer's $30 million expansion that will increase capacity from 1.8 million to 3 million metric tonnes per year.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-05-14
- Where: Tororo, Uganda
- Value: $4.30M
- Starts operating: Jun 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: electrical substations, power supply infrastructure
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Umeme](https://endata.com/companies/31865.md)
- [Tororo Cement](https://endata.com/companies/31775.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [independent.co.ug](https://www.independent.co.ug/umeme-invests-4-3m-in-tororo-substations-to-boost-cement-plant/), 2018-05-14: "We have been having challenges of unstable power supply. Cement manufacturing is a continuous process and as such, we need stable power supply."

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