ALCON Low Voltage Division began operation as an official ABB Channel Partner in 2015 following the signing of a partnership agreement in March 2014 as the first Authorised Panel Builder for ABBNG Limited on Low Voltage Products.

Leveraging on decades of professional relationships in the Oil & Gas including brand and technical partnership from ABB, the Low Voltage Division is bridging the current gap in the provision of value added products in the local market and developing in country technical capacity, infrastructural development and contributing significantly to the labour market. This vision is a direct result of the new regulatory landscape shaped by the passage of the Local Content Bill and has increased the percentage value of panels and switchgears in its Local content value for projects from 5% to almost 60%.

ALCON Low Voltage Division set up and operates an Industry standard Assembly Factory for Electrical Power distribution Panels & Switch gears to deliver the same Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) standard and warranty as imported panels and switch gears.

The Main Assembly Factory is in Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout, Port Harcourt, Rivers State and has a surface area of 3,500 square metres that is utilized thus:

• Production Area (1,300sqm)
• Fabrication Area (216sqm)
• QA/QC FAT Area (144 sqm)
• Primary Warehouse (514.5 sqm)
• Packaging Area (144 sqm)
• Finished Goods Store (220 sqm)
• Loading Bay Area (432 sqm)
• Office Spaces (432 sqm)

Annual factory capacity output for construction of panels is:

• ≥ 750 Main Distribution Panels
• ≥ 1200 Sub Main Distribution Boards
• ≥ 5,000 Consumer units