# Vijai Electricals and Electro-industrie form JV for transformer plant in Algeria

Algerian state-owned Electro-industrie (45%), Indian Vijai Electricals Limited (40%) and Sonelgaz (15%) signed the statutes of the joint venture Vijai Electricals Algérie to build a large power transformer manufacturing plant in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The plant will create 358 permanent jobs and have a capacity of 115 units per year (8,300 MVA).

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-07-22
- Where: Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
- Jobs: 358
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 115 units/year, 8,300 MVA total power
- Products: large power transformers (40-300 MVA, 60-400 kV)
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Vijai Electricals Algérie](https://endata.com/companies/33258.md)
- [Sonelgaz](https://endata.com/companies/12076.md) (partner)
- [Vijai Electricals](https://endata.com/companies/28754.md) (partner)
- [Electro-industrie](https://endata.com/companies/30701.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [algerie-eco.com](https://algerie-eco.com/2018/07/22/vijai-electricals-algerie-signature-des-statuts-de-la-societe-mixte-algero-indienne/), 2018-07-22: "Sa production de cette nouvelle usine « qui sera la première du genre en Afrique »"

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