Uganda’s NWSC wants to make pumps with Grundfos
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nile Post
Silver Mugisha, managing director of Uganda’s NWSC, has proposed that Grundfos manufacture pumps and spare parts in Uganda. The partnership would reduce imports and could supply other African utilities, while the corporation is also seeking lower-cost financing and research support, according to Nile Post.
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Uganda’s state-owned water and sanitation company, wants Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos to partner with the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) to produce pumps and spare parts in Uganda, its managing director Silver Mugisha said, according to Ugandan media outlet Nile Post.
Silver Mugisha is seeking to reduce Uganda’s dependence on imports and position the country as a supplier of pumps and spare parts to other African markets. He is also asking global development partners to provide lower-cost financing and support for research, according to Nile Post.
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