Electroalfa International, a company with 100% Romanian capital and over 34 years of experience, announces an important step in its strategic partnership with the European industry leader, the renowned transformer manufacturer SGB-SMIT Group, headquartered in Germany. The SGB-Alfa factory, built as part of this joint venture, is 95% complete, an occasion that brought a top management delegation from SGB-SMIT to mark the milestone. The partnership, signed in 2024, is proceeding according to plan, and meeting the assumed deadlines confirms the seriousness of the company's commitments and demonstrates Electroalfa International's capacity to transform plans into concrete results, bringing value to its partners and clients.
The new production unit, located in Botoșani, spans an area of over 9,000 square meters and is equipped with cutting-edge technology. Production is scheduled to begin in the coming weeks, and the products manufactured here will cover the nominal power range of 50–1000 kVA, meeting the continuously growing demands of the European and international markets.
“SGB-Alfa is more than an industrial investment; it is an achievement with special significance for Electroalfa International, for Botoșani, and for Romania. It crowns a journey that began over 30 years ago, when the company was born as a family business, and marks the transition to a stage where our local expertise blends with international technological excellence. This production unit is not just a new factory, but also proof of the passion, dedicated work, and confidence that we can build competitive, global products here, at home. We are proud of this success and convinced that it will have a positive long-term impact on the community and the energy industry,” stated Gheorghe Ciubotaru, President and Founder of Electroalfa International.
“This factory will play a key role in meeting the ever-growing demand for reliable, efficient, and sustainable energy infrastructure across Europe! We are deeply committed to ensuring that this unit meets the highest standards of sustainability, operational excellence, and safety,” declared Holger Ketterer, CEO of SGB-SMIT Group.
The partnership with SGB-SMIT is intended to complement Electroalfa International's product portfolio and is part of the company's long-term strategy to develop a production and technological expertise center in the energy sector in Botoșani County, dedicated to equipment used in compact transformer substations. The investment also brings significant benefits to the local community by creating over 200 direct jobs by 2027, consolidating the local supplier chain, and stimulating economic growth. SGB-Alfa will contribute to accelerating the energy transition, providing the local and regional markets with sustainable and efficient solutions for the future energy infrastructure.
This partnership represents a guarantee of quality and a major opportunity to strengthen the Electroalfa brand both in Romania and on European markets. For over three decades, Electroalfa International has evolved from a family business to the status of a trusted global partner, with strong engineering expertise, five production units in Botoșani, and projects implemented on all continents. The entire journey has been built on solid values—excellence, dedication, self-transcendence, and harmony—values that are reflected today in the partnership with SGB-SMIT, a global specialist in transformers with a recognized international presence and footprint.