Azerbaijan starts production of Acer computers
By Nigar Orujova
Azerbaijan goes into production of computer hardware under Acer brand name, the Communications and High Technologies Ministry reported on October 23.
The ministry said the production of computer hardware will be carried out at the KUR plant located in Mingachevir city, which manufactures KUR computers.
Recently, Taiwan’s Acer checked the production capacity at the plant for production of laptops and tablet computers. The project became relevant after the KUR plant was issued a status of a high-tech park branch.
Earlier, the Kur plant reported that it is upgrading its power supply to start the production of brand-name computer equipment. Renovation work was held in order to begin the serial production of portable and desktop computers.
The initial investment in the project will amount to about 10 million manat (over $9.5 million). The main goals are to attract foreign capital into the project and to create opportunities to export the finished products to foreign markets.
The Kur plant is a joint venture of the production association Teleradio of the Communications and High Technologies Ministry and the IT-company Sinam.
The plant, established ten years ago, is the only industrial enterprise engaged in the assembly-line production of computer equipment and electronics in the South Caucasus.
The Mingachevir Park, based on the plant, was set up in view of securing sustainable development and economic competitiveness. The facility will stretch across 1.3 hectares. An initial investment of 2 million manats was allocated to the project.
The Mingachevir High Tech Park will cooperate with Baku High Tech Park, which is under construction, on a 50-hectare plot of land area in the Pirallahi district of the capital.
Moreover, in late 2014, the Intel Company expressed its readiness to work in Azerbaijan.
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