Elsewedy Electric Tanzania Factory Launches New Industrial Hub
Elsewedy Electric of Egypt (visit Elsewedy Electric) held an inauguration ceremony in Tanzania for a new industrial complex and electric cable factory. Senior officials from both Egypt and Tanzania attended, so the event highlighted the project’s regional importance.
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan laid the foundation stone for a site of more than 120,000 sq m. The Elsewedy Electric Tanzania factory will employ about 500 people and produce 15,000 metric tons of power cables, 1,500 transformers, and 100,000 electricity meters each year. When fully operational, it will be the first facility of this type in Sub‑Saharan Africa.
Elsewedy Electric Tanzania Factory Within a Large Industrial Park
The new factory sits inside a 2.2‑million‑sq‑m industrial park that Elsewedy Electric is developing for labor‑intensive industries. In the first phase, the company plans to invest $200 million. As a result, the project will support construction of up to 100 manufacturing facilities in the Kigamboni industrial zone.
Elsewedy’s subsidiary, Elsewedy Industrial Development, leads the park’s development to back Tanzania’s Industrialization Strategy 2025. The aim is to boost local manufacturing, create new jobs, and expand export capacity.
Strategic African Expansion and Regional Export Hub
Company President and CEO Ahmed Elsewedy explained that Elsewedy Electric began its Africa expansion about 20 years ago. Since then, it has viewed Tanzania as a priority thanks to its favorable investment climate and strong government support.
The new complex will act as a manufacturing and export hub at the center of East and Southern Africa. Because Tanzania borders eight countries, six of them landlocked, the site can efficiently supply cables, transformers, and meters to multiple neighboring markets. This positions the Elsewedy Electric Tanzania factory as a key driver of regional power infrastructure growth.
