BRafr-September2017

El Sewedy Electrometer is well
established as one of the world’s
leading metering companies
With 19mn meters running
in 46 countries, and as
one of the top 10 metering
companies in the world, El Sewedy
Electrometer Group (EMG) has
come a long way from its wellestablished
roots. Sixty years after
parent company Zaki El Sewedy
was formed, EMG emerged on the
scene itself in 1998, and for nearly
20 years it has slowly but surely
built its brand and thrived where
similar businesses fell behind.
Zaki El Sewedy’s rise to prominence
has been a lengthy process,
with a rich timeline as follows:
• 1938 – Zaki El Sewedy Holding
(ZSG) was founded as a supplier
of electrical materials in Egypt
• 1962 – ZSG was appointed by the
Egyptian government as the main
supplier of all electrical materials
for the largest hydro power plant
in Egypt, the Aswan High Dam
• 1980 – ZSG started investing
in industry, starting with the
manufacture of power cables,
electricity distribution boards,
electricity and gas meters,
lighting fixtures, and energysaving
lamps in addition to its
turn-key electrification projects
• 1998 – ZSG established El Sewedy
Electrometer (EMG), the first private
sector company specialising in
the design and manufacture of
electricity meters in the Middle East
• 2004 – EMG founded Ghana
Electrometer Ltd, the first metering
factory in West Africa, followed by
the successful implementation of
the e-Cash pre-payment system
• 2007 – EMG ventured with
EEPCO in Ethiopia Electrometer
to produce pre-paid meters in
Ethiopia, as well as with ZESCO
in Zambia Electrometer
• 2008 – EMG partnered with
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