Lauritz Knudsen Electrical & Automation deepens Ghana investment

Lauritz Knudsen Electrical & Automation, a global leader in the electrical and automation industry, a unit of Schneider Electric with over 70 years of engineering heritage and a presence in more than 30 countries, today brought together its network of partners, distributors, and customers at Nova Plus to present its expanded portfolio of low voltage switchgear, industrial automation, and agricultural automation solutions for the Ghanaian market.

The event deepens Lauritz Knudsen's existing presence in Ghana at a pivotal moment for the country's power sector. Ghana's government has prioritized grid modernization and expanded electricity access as part of its broader industrialization agenda, with the Energy Commission working to strengthen reliability benchmarks such as SAIDI and SAIFI in the years ahead.

Unreliable power still costs the Ghanaian economy an estimated $2.1 billion annually, roughly 2% of GDP, while real estate developers and agricultural producers continue to face gaps in dependable power and automation infrastructure, gaps that Lauritz Knudsen's portfolio is designed to help close as the country's economy grows.

Sharing, Dallal Slimani, Head of Strategy, Business Development, Pricing & LK MEA International Operations, said,"Our low voltage switchgear is engineered to keep critical operations running through exactly the kind of instability Ghanaian businesses deal with every day, whether that's a mining camp running off-grid or a hospital that cannot afford a single second of downtime.

We're not bringing a generic global product to Ghana. We're bringing technology built for demanding, high-stakes environments, refined through years of working alongside our partners here."

It's this gap, between where Ghana's industrial ambitions are headed and where its power infrastructure currently stands, that Lauritz Knudsen says its technologies are built to close.

The company points to unreliable power as a direct constraint on growth across the sectors it serves, from mining and minerals processing, where crushers, conveyors, and processing plants run continuously or not at all, to remote camps operating off-grid that depend on high-capacity electrical distribution that cannot afford to fail.

In oil, gas, and petrochemicals, motor control centers in refineries and offshore logistics bases rely on the same class of low voltage switchgear to stay safe and operational, while manufacturers in industrial hubs like Tema, particularly in food and beverage production, depend on robust three-phase power distribution and machine protection to keep assembly lines running without costly interruption.

"A $2.1 billion annual loss isn't an abstract figure, it's downtime on factory floors, spoiled inventory, and stalled investment decisions," added Valentine Mbachu, Business Development Manager, Lauritz Knudsen Electrical & Automation, West Africa.

"We've built strong partnerships in Ghana because this market has the industrial ambition and economic fundamentals to grow fast. Today is about deepening those relationships and showing our partners the full strength of what we now bring to the table."

That same demand runs through Ghana's built environment and its power infrastructure more broadly. Across Accra, commercial real estate developers, hospitals, and data center operators lean on resilient panel systems, standby generation, and UPS integration to stay online when the grid falters, while utilities and power producers, including the Ghana Grid Company and the country's Independent Power Producers, require switchgear built for substation distribution and grid automation at scale.

And as Ghana's Energy Commission rolls out its regulatory framework for EV charging, logistics hubs, commercial transport fleets, and highway rest stops are expected to drive the next wave of demand for the charging infrastructure Lauritz Knudsen brings to the market.

Building on its established distribution network across Ghana, Lauritz Knudsen will continue extending its portfolio, low and medium voltage switchgear, smart energy management, solar, and other technology, that has supported more than 50 GW of solar capacity across its international markets.



Lauritz Knudsen Electrical & Automation is a global leader in the electrical and automation industry, with over 70 years of engineering heritage and operations spanning more than 30 countries.

The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of low voltage switchgear, medium voltage switchgear, automation solutions, software, and services across residential, agricultural, commercial, infrastructural, and industrial markets.