By Gladys Fred Kole<\/p>\n
Technical advisor to Ministry of Trade and Industry, Simon Nyang Anei has revealed plans to revive the manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n
The advisor was speaking at a workshop on trade and private-sector competitiveness, organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).<\/p>\n
Mr. Nyang, who represented the trade minister, said that the ministry is working on the industrial sector on the basis of trade and investment.<\/p>\n
\u201cSoon, if all goes well, our youth will get employed,\u201d Nyang said.<\/p>\n
Chairperson of the Manufacturers Association in South Sudan, Mr. Adam Kubanga, however, said that industrialization sector will never thrive without energy.<\/p>\n
“Let us look at our neighboring regional countries. They have a sustainable power supply, and that is why their industries and economies are thriving,” he stressed.<\/p>\n
He noted that South Sudan should first establish sustainable,\u00a0affordable power for survival of the industrial sector.<\/p>\n
Kubanga noted that 45% of manufacturers have decreased in the past 8 years, which he blamed on lack of reliable electricity.<\/p>\n
“We appeal to the government to put focus and emphasis on coming up with a solution to solve power issue because even JEDCO itself is not sustainable and affordable to industries,\u201d Kubanga urged.<\/p>\n
Kubanga echoed that, currently, the industries are only rallying around burning generators to have power in place since there is no hydroelectric power plant in the country.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the UNDP deputy country resident representative, Titus Osunadina, pointed out that the major issue of power exists.<\/p>\n
But he said the government will be able to provide support, and UNDP is supporting the government in the provision of that power and other development agencies.<\/p>\n
“The power is not only limited to hydropower; we also have solar power and wind power that can be used to facilitate the sufficiency of power in the country. Titus noted.<\/p>\n
However, undersecretary in the Ministry of Mining, Dr. Cosmas Pitia Kujjo said that power is needed in order for the country to flourish and for infrastructure development.<\/p>\n
According to Kujjo, the country can\u2019t flourish in industrial development without power and energy.<\/p>\n
Kujjo stated that South Sudan has a lot of minerals but cannot explore due to lack of power and source of energy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most important things that we need in terms of industries are cement, and for us, we need cement. We have raw materials of cement brought from Kapoeta, Kajo-Keji, Mangaten, and others, but we cannot get that without the power and energy that we are talking about,\u201d Kujjo underscored.<\/p>\n
He said a lot of people have come to conduct feasibility studies in potential industrial areas, but since there\u2019s no power in the country, they just quit.<\/p>\n
Kujjo emphasized that cement and other minerals all needed power in order for their processing to be executed.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in March 2022, the Vice President for the Economic Cluster, Dr. James Wani Igga, said industrialization remains a dream in South Sudan without hydropower.<\/p>\n
There are few factories built in the country because there is no reliable, strong hydroelectric power plant that can supply them with electricity.<\/p>\n
“Without reliable hydropower electricity supply, industrialization will remain a dream in South Sudan unless the country makes concerted efforts in developing its vast hydropower potential resources. Only then will the dream become a reality,” Igga said.<\/p>\n
The VP for the economic cluster noted that the country dearly needed a hydroelectric power station built to produce strong electricity that could attract investors to establish factories in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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