French-owned Hungarian electricity distributor EDF Démász Hálózati Elosztó on Wednesday inaugurated a HUF 1.4 billion substation in Mórahalom (SE Hungary).

The substation was needed to meet increased demand by companies that moved into a nearby industrial park, said managing director Jean-Paul Sainte-Marie.

More than 30 companies employing over 350 people operate in the Homokhát Regional Agri-Industrial Park, said Mórahalom mayor Zoltán Nógrádi