IIA Supporting Senegalese Electrical Installation Company On Its Way To The Top

With one of the sub-region’s highest rates of access to energy, increasing demand and rapid urbanisation, Senegal’s energy sector is regionally advanced. This is apparent in a domestic setting as well as industrially, as manufacturing expands and the economy diversifies.

To prop up this progress, requires tip top utility infrastructure. Fast-growing electrical installation company, Meltec, is keenly aware of the opportunity. Created in 2014, they had no choice but to outpace development of their more established competitors and have done so methodically since launching, with annual turnover growing 15%, on average.

Meltec’s commitment to customer satisfaction ensures design and installation of electrical systems is of the highest standard. All areas of involvement are thoroughly considered to enhance efficiency and competitiveness for their clients, offering an excellent end-to-end service across a range of project requirements from industry to tertiary. Meltec’s areas of operations are also aligned to service growing sectors like renewable energy and IT networks.

Leading the forward-thinking company into this decade and beyond is the dynamic Khadime Thioune. Leveraging his experience in project management, he plans to scale operations, and rapidly. By 2022, Khadime wants to double Meltec’s profits. With a fourfold increase in the workforce and turnover of USD2m, the company is following the right growth trajectory.

Meltec’s partnership with IIA is crucial in realising this growth. During the pandemic, tailored business coaching support encouraged Meltec to target the country’s lucrative oil & gas sector – in which Khadime wants to play in influential role. Through IIA, Meltec has plugged into a network of well-established multinationals with a Senegalese footprint. Meltec is involved in the construction of the Halliburton LMP platform in the country’s capital, Dakar, contracted by Sepco.

Despite the range of business challenges, an undeterred ambition and IIA support ensures Meltec protects its dream of national development. It continues to make huge strides in its quest to provide good-paying, sustainable jobs for the nation’s youth, and eventually the wider region – with the help of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.