Minister Charan visited Ubombo Sugar Limited in Eswatini

Minister Charan Jeath Singh and his delegation met with the Executives of the Ubombo Sugar Limited (USL) in Eswatini – a privately owned company that produces raw and refined sugar and co-generation of electricity, employing 2300 people.

Annually produces approximately 300 000 tons of sugar. It is one of three sugar producers in the country whose combined total sugar output of approximately 730 000 tons is marketed and distributed by the Eswatini Sugar Association (ESA).

USL produces sufficient energy for its own needs and was the first independent power producer in Eswatini and also contributes to the national grid using bio-renewable resources on a commercial basis similar to FSC. On average, the company produces 165-gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity annually of which about 60 GWh is supplied to the Eswatini Electricity Company.

The company’s modern technology and investments make way for the proposed developments of FSC where expertise can be drawn from USL. The company has offered to assist with its technical knowledge and share relevant information. The yield for cane per hectare is an average of 102 tons as compared to 47 tons for Fiji.