Bwendero Sugar Factory
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Executive Chairman of Bwendero Sugar Company Limited
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacture & distribution of sugar |
| Headquarters | Bwendero, Hoima District, Uganda |
Key people | John Fitzgerald Magara, Executive Chairman of Bwendero Sugar Company Limited |
| Products | Sugar |
| Total assets | US$6 million (2018) |
Bwendero Sugar Factory (BSF) is a sugar manufacturing establishment, under development in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]
The factory and sugar plantation would be located north of the town of Hoima, in the Village of Bwendero, in Kiragura Parish, Kitoba sub-county, in Hoima District, approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi), by road, north of Hoima, off of the Hoima–Kigorobya Road.[2]
Overview
The factory, under construction as of September 2018, is expected to be commissioned in December 2018. It has a nucleus plantation of 750 hectares (1,900 acres) of raw sugar cane.[3]
According to the Daily Monitor, the factory cost USh22 billion (US$6 million), to build. Funding was raised through equity and debt. It has capacity of 1,000 metric tonnes of crushing capacity per day,[3] producing approximately 25,000 tonnes (25,000,000 kg) of sugar powder annually.
