Sango Bay Estates Limited (SBEL), also Sango Bay Estates is a

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manufacturer in

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, the third-largest economy in the

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Overview

SBEL sits on approximately (65,000 hectares) of land. , it is the fifth-largest manufacturer of sugar in Uganda, producing an estimated 20,000 metric tonnes annually in 2014, accounting for approximately 5% of national output.

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, located in

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, Jinja District, is the nation's largest sugar producer, accounting for approximately 41% of national output.

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(KSW), in Kinyara,

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, is the second-largest producer of sugar in the country, accounting for about 29% of national output.

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(SCOUL), located in Lugazi, Buikwe District, produces approximately 12% of total national sugar output. The

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(SAUL) in Kaliro District, accounts for about 9% of national output. The remaining 4% or so is produced by small, newly licensed companies whose individual production data is not yet publicly available. The estimated 442,500 metric tonnes of sugar produced by the four leading sugar manufacturers in Uganda is marketed to the Eastern African countries of

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and

Location

Sango Bay Estates Limited is located in the

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area, ''Kakuuto County'',

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, Central Uganda, near the town of

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, close to the International border with the

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. This location is approximately , by road, southwest of

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, the

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and the largest city in that country. The estimated coordinates of Sango Bay Estates are:0°54'37.0"S, 31°29'06.0"E (Latitude:-0.910278; Longitude:31.485000).

History

The sugar estate was founded in 1930. By the early 1970s, a respectable sugar industry had been established. In the 1972 dictator

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expelled the owners, who are of

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n descent. The factory and estate were mismanaged into near extinction. The remaining infrastructure was looted during the Tanzania-Uganda War that removed Idi Amin from power in 1979. In the 1990s the owners reclaimed the estate and non-functioning factory. A rehabilitation plan worth US$10 million was developed to renovate both the plantation and the factory. Production started in 2011 and annual output is projected at 15,000 metric tonnes. When fully operational Sango Bay can produce 60,000 metric tonnes of sugar annually.

Ownership

Sango Bay Sugar Estates Limited is a privately owned company. The detailed shareholding in the business is not publicly known at this time.

Memberships

SBEL is a member of Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA), an industry group of leading sugar manufacturers in the county.

References

External links

Sango Bay Investor Offers Land In Rakai To Save Mabira

Sango Bay Estate Sits On (65,000 ha) of Leased Land

Tirupati Could Be Sugar Industry’s Game-Changer
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