# Elsewedy Electric expands transformer and cable factory in Tanzania, plans industrial park

Elsewedy Electric is expanding its factory in Kigamboni, Tanzania, to produce transformers and electric cables, with over $40 million invested so far and plans to invest over $60 million total. The company also plans to establish an industrial park in Kikongo Mlandizi to host over 100 factories.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-03-23
- Where: Kigamboni, Tanzania, Tanzania
- Value: $60.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Status: under construction
- Products: transformers, aluminium cables, copper cables
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Elsewedy Electric](https://endata.com/companies/15852.md)

## Sources

- [tic.go.tz](https://www.tic.go.tz/news/elsewedy-electric-to-make-tanzania-as-it-s-africa-industrial-hub), 2023-03-23: "Elsewedy Electric is in the process of making Tanzania as it's main hub for the production of some of its main products including transformers and electric cables."

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