Capacitive unit for local power factor correction and system comprising multiple capacitive units

A capacitive unit 100 for local power factor correction of a multi-phase inductive load 200. The capacitive unit 100 comprises at least one capacitive module 105. Each capacitive module comprises a contactor 120 and a multi-phase capacitive load 110 connectable in parallel with the multi-phase inductive load 200 by the contactor 120. The capacitive unit 100 further comprises a central control unit 130 configured to control each of the contactors 120 of the at least one capacitive module 105 so as to disconnect the respective multi- phase capacitive load 110 from the multi-phase inductive load 200 when the current in a phase cable 201 providing electric power to the multi-phase inductive load 200 falls below a pre-determined threshold. The central control unit 130 is configured to connect to one or more other central control units of one or more other capacitive units and to receive operating data of one or more other multi-phase inductive loads connected to the one or more other capacitive units from the one or more other central control units.