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With industry majors being positive about the government’s plans on meeting the target of 175 GW of installed clean energy capacity by 2022, Budget 2020 was rather a much-awaited affair for the renewable energy industry. To help us further understand the hits and misses (though not anticipated but, if any) of this year’s budget, KPMG analysts present a detailed overview of the key announcements made for the renewable energy sector and they imply about the future of the sector. (The details have been presented in a report prepared by KPMG India’s Energy and Natural Resources department.) India’s power sector may be in a worse state than earlier thought, with the Centre coming across instances of states failing to pay struggling distribution utilities for free power supplied to farms and unmetered consumers, though states claimed to have made substantive payments. Free electricity to farmers and other such subsidies have burdened power distribution companies (discoms) and generators in India, where average aggregate technical and commercial losses are at 21.4%, among the highest in the world. Even as soaring subsidy costs have left state governments with little money to spend on welfare programmes, they are reluctant to end free power supply, fearing a political backlash. As the supply of power to the agricultural sector is unmetered, most utilities write off losses because of transmission and distribution as agricultural consumption. According to government documents, “96.4% of the subsidy was reported as received. However, it was noted that the subsidy is underpaid due to inadequate compensation against unmetered/agri consumers".
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he annual budget announced by the FM has given special impetus to the power and infrastructure sector and allocating Rs 22,000 crore for renewable and power sector is going to push for faster development and growth across sector. The announcement made by FM to replace energy meters with pre-paid smart meters will further help in complete digitization of the whole system and will help in bring about more financially healthier utilities. The FM has urged state governments to implement smart meters in the next three years and HPL being one of the leading manufacturer of smart meters sees this as a huge opportunity. In addition, the implementation of five Smart city projects in PPP mode will give more opportunities to the private companies. Gautam Seth, Joint Managing Director HPL Electric & Power Ltd.
Budget has some cautious steps towards utilization "The Budget 2020 has some prudent steps towards improving consumption from the middle class and energising the economy into a phase of recovery. The measures under ACE - Aspirations, Economic Development, Caring Society - will be crucial for the betterment of the economy on the whole. Steps like boosting investments for development of smart cities, Simplification of GST returns, making affordable housing more accessible, prominence of rural & skills development, government’s reform towards reduced central government debt, and a much needed tax relief for consumers will not only uplift the manufacturing sector but also set India well on the path to become a 5 trillion dollar economy. Further in line with the government’s vision to eradicate poverty so far we have been successful in bringing 271 million citizens out of poverty. Vivek Sharma, Managing Director Panasonic Life Solutions
Budget will give a major boost to the renewable industry “The Budget for FY 20-21 has affirmed its commitment to clean energy with a proposal to allocate Rs 22,000 crore for the renewable sector. The plan to provide standalone solar powered pumps to 20 lakh farmers, allows farmers to generate solar power and set up large solar power capacity along the rail tracks will encourage the use of clean and renewable energy. Further, the decision to extend concessional corporate tax rate of 15% to new power generating companies engaged will give a major boost to the renewable sector. Additionally, the focus on ensuring ‘smart metering’ replacing conventional energy meters by prepaid smart meters in the states and UTs over the next 3 years will prove to be a positive step in addressing the financial stress of DISCOMs, if there is 100 percent compliance. This will also give users the right to choose their distributor and decide how much they want to pay. The proposal to create 5 new smart cities with the states on a PPP model and attract Rs 100 lakh crore investment under National Infrastructure Pipeline is also critical to boost overall economic growth. If rolled out well on the back of adequate funding, the NIP will be a potential game changer for the broad economy and have the ability to create lakhs of jobs and revitalize ancillary industries.” Anil Chaudhry, Zone President & Managing Director, Schneider Electric India 10
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ELECRAMA 2020 Dazzles to an Electrifying Start: Over 1300 Exhibitors showcase Innovations Powering the World
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• Organized by the Indian Electrical & Electronic Manufactures Association (IEEMA), the Biennial Electronics Congregation is the biggest showcase of electrical and electronic innovations, with exhibitors from 60 and participants from 120 countries. • Elecrama 2020 will have a strong focus on renewable energy, next generation technologies, automation, digital solutions, and buyers and sellers meets. • Encouraging women in power sector, building electrical systems for safer indoor spaces and electrification of railways are key highlights of this year’s edition.
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At the threshold of the new decade, world’s biggest electricity exhibition – Elecrama 2020 – dazzled with an electrifying launch and a grand opening today at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida. The flagship initiative of the Indian Electrical & Electronic Manufactures Association (IEEMA), the apex electrical industry body, Elecrama 2020 will have the largest public showcase yet of industry innovations by over 1370 exhibitors from India and abroad from January 18th to 22nd 2020. The event was graced by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; Shri R. K. Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) Power, New & Renewable Energy; Shri Satish Mahana, Minister of Industrial Development, Govt of UP, along with Mr. R K Chugh, President, IEEMA; Mr. Anil Saboo, Chairman, ELECRAMA 2020 and several other dignitaries. Welcoming everyone to the 14th edition of Elecrama 2020 Mr. R K Chugh, President, IEEMA said “IEEMA cuts across verticals in electrical and electronic and it comprises of 55% capital goods and $42 billion of top-line products in the country. We support the vision of Government’s $5 trillion economy and we aim that our top-line should reach the target of $1 billion by 2024-25. Towards the same, we are focusing on upgrading skills with the view of complete reskilling of workforce and incorporating technological advancements, such as AI and IoT, into various segments. These are the hallmark of Elecrama 2020.” Explaining how Elecrama has grown over the years, Mr. Anil Saboo, Chairman, Elecrama 2020, said “Energy is prosperity. The journey of from 1990 to 2020 is exponential as the exhibition has expanded from 9000 to over 1.10 Lakh sq. meter. Also exhibitors grew from 100 to over 1370 in 2020. Elecrama has been a matchless platform to Indian electrical industry to increase horizon worldwide.” Expressing his views, Shri Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, said, “Elecrama 2020 is a great opportunity for exchange of ideas and learning. We understand that the industry’s cause should translate to a societal cause. We look forward to the industry’s recommendations for nation development”
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Shri R. K. Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) Power, New & Renewable Energy, added, “India is a sunrise country and we are the sunrise, despite all the hiccups India is the fastest growing large economies. India has achieved 367 GW installed power generating capacity. We have connected India to one unified grid, the largest in the world, and we are still adding to the capacity.” Welcoming Elecrama 2020 to the state, Minister of Industrial Development, Govt of UP, Shri Satish Mahana said, “In last 2 years we gave 1.2 Cr. new connections in the state. The state government has a target to add 2000 MW of solar energy every year. The UP Government is looking forward to strengthen its bond with the industry. We warmly welcome the industry to invest in the largest state of India.” Over 300 International and 1000 Indian exhibitors are showcasing a myriad of technological innovations covering the complete electricity ecosystem from generation, transmission, distribution, power electronics, renewables, e-mobility, automation, and power storage. The five day congregation will also see national and international industry experts and policy makers deliberate upon industry challenges, innovations, and business models through a series of leadership summits and meetings. Also, the premier showcase event will host world’s largest confluence of power transmission and distribution community at the 5th Reverse Buyers Sellers Meet and Domestic Buyers Sellers Meet. Since its first edition in 1990, Elecrama 2020 will exclusively focus for the first time on the role of women in the industry, building stronger electrical systems for homes, offices, and industries, and discuss the way forward for complete electrification of railways. Digital technologies, IoT and AI powered electrical systems, and other smart-tech solutions are being showcased at the event. Completing 30 years of being the only industry platform of the kind, Elecrama 2020 is supported by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. While Uttar Pradesh is the host state partner, Germany is the country partner to the 14th edition of the initiative. EM
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Electrifying ELECRAMA 2020 Beats Slowdown; Records around 400% Rise in Business Interests
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• International delegations hail Elecrama 2020, as the mega power conference by IEEMA generated business queries worth $4.6 billion. • This is around 400% growth from queries worth $1 billion recorded in 2018; the five-day long engagements opened new frontiers for global electrical and electronic markets. • Two MoUs were also signed; the first between IEEMA and Kyrgyzstan and the second MoU was signed with Rupeeboss under SME Clinique initiative.
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Over 3 Lakh footfall was recorded at Elecrama 2020 in the past five days, from 18th – 22nd Jan 2020, as the biggest showcase of electrical and electronics manufacturers beat economic slowdown to record an whopping $4.6 billion worth business queries through Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet (RBSM) and Domestic Buyer Seller Meet (DBSM). The 14th edition of ELECRAMA had over 1,370 exhibitors showcasing their products and services at the flagship initiative of Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA). Two MoUs were also signed, the first between IEEMA and Kyrgyzstan to promote bilateral trade and economic cooperation. The second MoU was signed with Rupeeboss under SME Clinique initiative. “There has been an overwhelming support from the global partners to Elecrama 2020 not only restoring its faith on the Indian growth story but also giving a strong impetus to the local industry for being the leading powerhouse of the segment for the next decade.”, said Mr. Anil Saboo, Chairman, Elecrama 2020. “As expected we have generated around 400% growth in the numbers and this is a very positive sign for small to big players in the industry. Basically, this means there’s more business for everyone across verticals of the electrical and electronic industry”, said Mr. R. K. Chugh, President, IEEMA. Amidst multiple initiatives aiming to strengthen discourse and engagement around key verticals, the conference saw a bustling 5th Reverse Buyer-Sellers Meet under ChangeXChange 2020 program, wherein people participated from 70 countries round the globe. While the participants profile improved exceptionally in comparison to the previous editions, the international participants hailed the organizers
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for creating an impressive platform for a global exchange. The RBSMs held concurrently saw participation from 650 buyers from 70 countries including Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, CIS countries and SAARC nations. Stressing on the importance of the platform for emerging markets, Ms. Baluka Nurse, from Kwalnet Technologies, Uganda, said, “It is a wonderful experience. Everything is taken care of really well. As an emerging economy, it provides us with opportunities to meet people from different countries here. Through our interactions, we are getting ideas and the business has been really good. It’s really worth to come this far for such a big event.” Paymona, from Ministry of Industries and New Technologies, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, shared her experience at the RBSM meet, “The impressions are really good; this is the place to make new friends and find new investors and buyers. Business is not the only benefit, as it’s a great platform to learn about different cultures and people better and to make globalization work better. Business experience has been really good. The business is really structured and well organized. I am working since morning, and we have had 5-6 deals.” First timer to an Elecrama edition, Mr. Thidade Eiamsai, Director, Power Plant Development Planning Division, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, “The experience at Elecrama 2020 has been really good especially for business. It is a great global platform for international exchange, and I would like to return to the next edition as well.” The Domestic Buyer-Seller Meet further strengthened the Indian businesses, especially the MSMEs, opening the world market for them to achieve more business in public and private utilities. EM
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HPL ELECTRIC & POWER EXHIBITS NEW PRODUCT RANGE AT ELECRAMA 2020 HPL Electric & Power Ltd, an established electric equipment manufacturing company in India, participated in ELECRAMA 2020 at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida from January 18-22, 2020. Present at Hall Number- 3, Stall Number- H3C6, HPL Electric & Power Ltd displayed its entire product range across its five verticals: Metering Solutions, Switchgears (Industrial & Domestic Product), LED Lighting, Wires & Cables and Solar. HPL exhibited its newest range of electrical equipment solutions in meters, lighting, and switchgears in Industrial & Domestic segment. ELECRAMA is the premier flagship event of Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA) and brings together all the electrical equipment manufacturers on one platform. Over the years, it has grown to become one of the largest events of the electrical industry. It is a unique forum for networking, knowledge sharing and showcasing latest electrical technology solution. Speaking on the company’s participation at ELECRAMA 2020, Mr. Gautam Seth, Joint Managing Director, HPL Electric & Power Ltd said “HPL Electric and Power has been a regular participant at ELECRAMA and takes this as an opportunity to showcase our products and solutions to industry stakeholders and international buyers. This year, we showcased our latest energy efficient product range mainly in metering solutions, lighting and switchgears. Today, HPL has a significant market presence in India and exports its smart and efficient products to 42 countries across the world. HPL as a brand is committed to improving people’s lives through meaningful innovations and best-in-class technology products for domestic as well as international markets.”
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Mr. Gautam Seth further added “HPL is one of the largest providers of metering solutions having a wide range of products including state-of-the-art smart meters. The Government of India is planning policy measures to expand the implementation of smart meters across the country. This would be a good opportunity for us and we are geared up towards partnering the government in this endeavour.”
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Metering Solutions • Smart meters with NB-IoT (Narrowband - Internet of Things) technology • Ebrit Panel Meters- are single line cost effective LED display meter has 100V to 300V AC • Power Factor Controller - microprocessor based intelligent auto switching & has individual capacitor mode. • Single phase low cost multifunction meter for utilities
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Lighting In addition to the recently launched 7 wonders of lighting, HPL has further diversified their lighting segment with next 7 wonders, primarily catering to retail consumers. These lights can be connected wirelessly, are maintenance free, have compact & sleek design, can be remotely controlled and provides longer shelf life. HPL’s latest energy efficient lighting range includes - Double Side Wall Light, Decor Side Wall Light, Zoom Light, Decor Single Side Wall Light, Linear Light, Low Bay Light, 4 In 1 Smart, Battens & Downlighters.
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PFC is the 1st Indian Public Sector Company to Issue Senior Unsecured USD Bonds for a Tenor of more than 10 years
ower Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), the leading NBFC in power sector, successfully carried out the issuance of 10.25 year USD 750 million bonds on 15th January 2020 under Reg S & 144 A route. The bonds have a fixed coupon of 3.95% p.a. and a yield of 4.066%. With this offering, PFC becomes the first Indian Public Sector Company to issue senior unsecured USD bonds with a tenure of more than 10 years. This is also PFC’s third international bond issuance in FY 19-20 as well as PFC’s largest single tranche bond. The final order book amounted to more than USD 2.2 billion, attracting active and wider participation from investors across US, European and Asian markets, with around 42% participation from the US market. The proceeds from bonds will be utilised in accordance
with the external commercial borrowing regulations of the Reserve Bank of India including for on lending to power sector utilities. With this issue, under the PFC borrowing programme of USD equivalent 12 billion for FY 19-20, the total foreign currency raising stands at around USD 3 billion, while the domestic raising is at around USD equivalent 7 billion. Commenting on the success of bond issuance, Chairman and Managing Director of PFC, Mr. Rajeev Sharma states that I am happy that PFC’s bond offer saw a strong demand in the international market and the global investors have chosen to contribute to the development of Indian Power Sector. The deal concluded at very attractive terms, which shows the high confidence of investors in PFC’s business as well as its credit profile and the growth story of Indian Power sector. EM
NTPC to organise the 9th edition of O&M- IPS 2020 conference at Raipur NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power producer, is all set to organise the 9th edition of ‘O&M-Indian Power Station (IPS) 2020’ conference at Raipur. The annual power conclave will commemorate the synchronization of NTPC’s first unit at Singrauli on Feb 13, 1982. The conference will be held on the 13th & 14th of February. Shri R K Singh, Hon'ble Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power and New & Renewable Energy has expressed his consent to be present at the inauguration ceremony of the conference and grace the occasion as chief guest. Shri S.N. Sahai, Secretary, GOI, Shri Prakash Mhaske, Chairperson Central Electrical Authority (CEA) along with Shri Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC and Board of Directors in NTPC will also be present. Shri R.K Singh will release the Sustainability Development report and present Business Excellence awards to winners of NTPC power stations during the conference. He will also inaugurate NTPC’s new building Vishwesariyya
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Bhawan at Naya Raipur during his visit. There will be Techno Galaxy 2020 exhibition, where products and technologies from 42 Indian and International manufacturers will also be showcased. The overarching theme for the 9th edition IPS 2020 conference is ‘Optimisation of Generation Cost & Integration of Renewables’. The two day conference anticipates will include participants from the power sector, including representatives from Advisory & Regulatory Authority, Power plant professionals, power consultants, start-ups, Power equipment manufacturers, etc. The conference will also showcase day long sessions on power plant safety, environment management, renewable energy and technology advancement in the power sector. More than 750 delegates from the power sector in India, USA, Germany, Japan, Australia, South Korea, and UK are expected to attend the conference. EM
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Glimpse of Inauguration of ERDA Exhibition Stall by Mr. B.B. Chauhan, Managing Director, GETCO in the presence of Mr. Y.V. Joshi, President – ERDA, Dr. Vijay Shah, Vice President – ERDA and Mr. Hitesh Karandikar, Director, ERDA
Grand Launching of ERDA Corporate Brochure at ELECRAMA 2020 During ELECRAMA – 2020 conducted at Greater Noida from 18-22 January, 2020, ERDA Exhibition Stall was Inaugurated by Mr. B.B. Chauhan, Managing Director, GETCO in the presence of Mr. Y.V. Joshi (President – ERDA), Dr. Vijay Shah (Vice President – ERDA), Mr. Hitesh Karandikar (Director, ERDA) and other dignitaries. Subsequently, first Corporate Brochure of ERDA was launched by Mr. O.H Pandey, Director – Electrical, DMRC. This corporate brochure titled ”Charging up Tomorrow” focuses on powering our future with knowledge and technology. A first mover and forerunner for over four decades, Electrical Research and Development Association (ERDA) has been pioneering as India’s premier Testing, Evaluation,
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The battery is one of the most important parts of the UPS that ensures energy and therefore the correct operation in case of mains failure, Next Energy includes all the latest features to extend the battery life and keep it working efficiently, as well advising uses about any potential problems. With an outstanding performance, the high quality and high reliable NXE components help to achieve first-class performance such as unity power factor (kW=kVA) and to supply the capacitive loads which are very common these days. Its Active ECO efficiency is 98.5% that overcome the need for expensive power-factor-correction-system and reduce the energy costs. These models helps to achieve operating efficiency greater than 96.6% in ONLINE double conversion mode, allowing you to save energy while maintaining high levels of performance and availability.
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High efficiency up to 98.5% in double conversion kW=kVA (pf 1) up to 40 degree C. Transformer-less UPS High overload capacity Interactive Touch Screen Full front access, back to back install
10 kVA – 800 kVA under brand name Riello UPS that extend from large and well-established brands to entities that are in nascent stage of growth. Riello Power has always bought innovative solutions with high quality and more critically an ideal fit for applications. Ensures uptime and minimize system downtime for clients in industries as diverse as data centers, industrial manufacturing, transportation, BFSI, healthcare, telecommunication, defense, aerospace etc. Reliability, innovation and customer service are paramount at Riello Power India. In addition to manufacturing industry-leading technologies, we also provide a comprehensive package of UPS installation, servicing and preventive maintenance support. With a vision of constantly implementing new solutions into its products that are aimed at reducing power consumption by increasing efficiency and actively participating in the promotion of “Reliable Power For A Sustainable World”. EM
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Sterlite Power Launches High Performance, Ultra Low Sag Carbon Composite Core Conductor: ACCC Ganga ULS
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• Newly designed HPC solution will transform the way transmission lines are built across long span river crossings and hilly terrains • Installed on longest quad configuration 400kV span across Ganga Sterlite Power, a leading global player in power transmission, has launched a carbon composite core conductor solution that will help utilities overcome their toughest transmission constraints across long span river crossings. ACCC ULS Ganga, a High-Performance Low Sag conductor was developed to address the dual challenge of keeping the sag low, while maintaining the same power transfer capacity of the conductor. The weight of the conductor also remains low, with minimum pressure exerted on the towers. The ACCC Ganga ULS conductor has been successfully deployed on a 400kV Quad line, across river Ganga, connecting North Earthen and Eastern Grids to the National Grid. This is the longest river crossing with a HPC conductor on a 400kV line.
Sterlite Power Launches Low Loss Conductor for Renewable Segment • New product will reduce losses by 40% compared to conventional conductors • Conductor will be cost-effective to help companies achieve emission reduction goals Sterlite Power, a leading global player in power transmission, has developed an innovative solution to drastically reduce losses in the RE segment. The new product is a combination of aluminium conductor, which has least loss as compared to other conventional conductors. The low loss conductor is highly corrosion resistant, has inherent strength and very high concentration of Aluminium in the define daimeter. It can reduce I²R losses in the transmission line by 40% Compared to ACSR Conductor and up to 30% compared to Al59 Conductor. The Bi-Aluminium conductor is environment friendly and helps in reducing carbon emissions. To illustrate the benefit, let’s consider an example of a RE farm with 50 ckm section of 33 kV line
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“Sterlite Power’s specially designed ACCC ULS Ganga conductor coupled with strong and proven execution capabilities will result in savings of time, space and cost for our customers. This solution eliminates the need for carrying out piling operations for a foundation in the middle of a riverbed,” according to Manish Agarwal, CEO, Solutions Business, Sterlite Power. ACCC Ganga ULS conductor consists of annealed trapezoidal shape aluminium wires stranded on special composite core. This special core has desirable combination of properties like lower weight, CTE (Co-efficient of thermal expansion), high strength and modulus. These factors help it to maintain the required ground clearance. EM
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designed to carry 30MW Power with a load factor of 0.3. The use of Sterlite Power’s newly designed Bi-Aluminium 381 sq mm conductor would reduce line losses by 40% compared to an equally sized ACSR Panther conductor. This translates to approximately 1,30,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 30 years. To put this in perspective, this is equivalent to taking approximately 1500 cars off the road. “Technical losses further erode the already wafer-thin margins of IPP producers. Arresting these losses will have a bottom-line impact. The low loss conductor will be hugely advantageous in this regard, “according to Manish Agarwal, CEO, Solutions Business, Sterlite Power. EM
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Sterlite Power Signs Technology Agreement with U.S. Based Smart Wires to Bring SmartValveTM to Indian Utilities
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• Sterlite Power to offer Indian utilities modular power flow control solutions that make transmission grid efficient and flexible • Exclusive arrangement between Sterlite Power and Smart Wires to market the technology in India Sterlite Power, a leading global developer in power transmission, has inked an exclusive agreement with U.S. based Smart Wires to introduce a revolutionary technology for the Indian electric markets that will enable resourceful grid management. This cutting-edge technology is an intelligent ‘valve,’ that will allow utilities to optimally utilise its existing transmission capacity and enhance grid flexibility. Speaking on the technology agreement, Pratik Agarwal, Managing Director, Sterlite Power said, “An environmentally sustainable electricity system is the anchor for a modern society. We are growing at an incredible pace and need to look for innovative solutions for rising grid outages due to climate change, lack of land to build new lines and integration of renewable energy. Modernising the grid to make it ‘smarter’ through the use cutting edge technology is going to disrupt the landscape and technology is going to be the game changer in this field.” Power networks in India have been facing major transmission congestion challenges due to exponential growth in demand for power and rapid urbanisation. Congestion is often seen in sub-transmission lines where it is a challenge to connect renewable power. In this context, alleviating congestion and enhancing grid flexibility becomes critical. Manish Agarwal, CEO, Solutions, Sterlite Power, said, “We are passionate proponents of disruptive technologies that can help our customers meet their energy delivery needs and address
the coinciding challenges of time, space and capital. This technology will enable better power flow, grid stability and enhanced power transfer capacity in existing infrastructure without the need for investment in new lines.” Smart Wires CEO, Gregg Rotenberg, said, “Given the pace and scale of renewable energy growth in India, our solutions can provide immense value to the market. We are thrilled to work with Sterlite because we knew we needed a collaborator who understood the nuances of this market and who could match our passion to transform how electric grids are planned and operated.” Smart Wires a world leader in modular power flow control, has successfully deployed this state-of-the-art technology globally across the US, Europe and Australia. SmartValve increases power transfer capability by making better use of an existing network. As generation and demand changes, circuits can become unequally loaded. Some lines reach their maximum capacity while others are well below their limits. SmartValve technology can unlock this system capacity by more evenly balancing power flows and therefore provides a quicker-to-install and lower-impact alternative to building new lines. It is quick to install and easy to scale or redeploy, providing valuable flexibility given today’s rapidly changing electric system. Based in California, with offices in Ireland and Australia and a global workforce, Smart Wires works with utilities around the world to address the unique challenges they face. EM
Sterlite Power Launches Special Earth Wire for Long Span Transmission Lines Newly designed solution will provide requisite clearance for long span transmission lines, including those across river crossings
Sterlite Power, a leading global player in power transmission, launched a newly designed Special Earth Wire product that enables critical clearance for long spans. This new solution was successfully deployed at one of India’s largest river crossings, at the Purnia Bihar Sharif transmission line, at a span of nearly 1.1 km of 400kV-D/C quad bundle. This Special Earth Wire, which is being heralded for the first time in India, is light weight with low sag, and its earthing capabilities are superior to conventional earth wires. 32
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The Special Earth Wire shields the line conductor from direct strikes and reduces voltage stress across the insulating strings during lightning strikes. This customized material and design has better ‘strength to weight ratio’ than existing earth wires. Hence, it is more suited to compliance requirements of low sag and critical phase clearance between conductor and earth wires of long span. Key advantages along with higher safety factor includes its versatile application on ACSS, GzTACR, TACSR, AACSR/ACSR conductors. This Earth Wire will have high applicability where there are long span river crossings and hilly terrains. EM ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Reminiscence of 2020 The ELECRAMA is a platform to connect the world with Indian industry with respect to technology, new trends and innovation for future energy transition. It is also a stage where all global leaders can meet and share their ideas to develop cost effective solutions for the world. India is expected to become the fifth largest economy in the world by the end of 2025 and we invite our global counterparts to be partner in our growth story. The flagship initiative of the Indian Electrical & Electronic Manufactures Association (IEEMA), the apex electrical industry body, Elecrama 2020 had the largest public showcase yet of industry innovations by over 1370 exhibitors from India and abroad from January 18th to 22nd 2020. Over 300 International and 1000 Indian exhibitors are showcasing a myriad of technological innovations covering the complete electricity ecosystem from generation, transmission, distribution, power electronics, renewables, e-mobility, automation and power storage. The event was graced by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; Shri R. K. Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) Power, New & Renewable Energy; Shri Satish Mahana, Minister of Industrial Development, Govt. of UP, along with Mr. R. K. Chugh, President, IEEMA; Mr. Anil Saboo, Chairman, ELECRAMA 2020 and several other dignitaries.
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The five day congregation saw national and international industry experts and policy makers deliberate upon industry challenges, innovations, and business models through a series of leadership summits and meetings. Also, the premier showcase event hosted world’s largest confluence of power transmission and distribution community at the 5th Reverse Buyers Sellers Meet and Domestic Buyers Sellers Meet. There have been discussions with regard to power sector’s undergoing tectonic shift and 30% of global energy demand to come from India by 2040, said Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, IAS, JS, Ministry of Power, GoI. The importance of subsidies is discussed. Renewable sector has 17,000 Cr. loans pending to be paid: Mr. Anand Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of New and Non-Renewable Energy, GoI. Since its first edition in 1990, Elecrama 2020 will exclusively focus for the first time on the role of women in the industry, building stronger electrical systems for homes, offices, and industries, and discuss the way forward for complete electrification of railways. Digital technologies, IoT and AI powered electrical systems, and other smart-tech solutions are being showcased at the event. The ELECRAMA was marked by its importance on WOMEN EMPOWERMENT. For the first time, Elecrama creates a platform “Women Empower” to discuss challenges and experiences of women in power segment. Women have to work twice as hard to prove half their worth, said Ms Anjuli Chandra, keynote speaker at the inaugural address of Women Empower Initiative. It is interesting to note that unlike many countries like those of developed countries, India forms a miniscule part in their contribution towards power sector. Developed countries have about 50% women working, while core power sector in India has only 6-7% sector, said Elecrama 2020 Chairman Mr. Anil Saboo. It is mostly a male dominated sector where starting from lower echelons to that of higher echelons there is less presence of women which is often being criticized at various quarters. Elecrama has whole heartedly tried to raise awareness of importance of presence of women in the sector. EM ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Er. P.K.Pattanaik, is presently working with OPTCL as Dy. General Manager (Elect) in E & MR Division, Bhubaneswar- Odisha and associated with the Protection and Control schemes of Electrical systems. He is having 25 years of technical experience in Designing, Testing and Commissioning of Protection Control and operational Schemes, project Implementation, co-ordination, operations & maintenance of Electrical Equipments at various LT/ HT/ EHT level Grid Sub- Stations. He has also published around 70 technical papers in different national/ international seminars/journals. ele.pkpattanaik@optcl.co.in
VARIOUS CASE STUDIES ON OPERATION AND CONTROL SCHEMES FOR GRID SUBSTATION Contd‌.
1. Introduction: For the last few months, the response of the readers to the case studies on various incidents is overwhelming. Hence this month we are again choosing the write up on similar kind of studies for developing the synchronisation of practical observation to the theoretical concepts. The analysis of each incident being supported by actual observations had been described during the situation to add awareness amongst the operation, testing and commissioning engineers to know the cause of problems and be helpful for easy rectification of the problems. This can also help to develop economic schemes for the smooth running of the operation and control system in the Grid Sub-Station. 2.1. Operation of MOG Alarm: During a cold winter it was observed with operation of MOG alarm at a 132/33KV Grid Sub-station. On physical verification also it was found with MOG indicator at empty mark. Observations: 1. This transformer was energized during summer season, on maintaining the process of oil filling to the conservator tank with AIR CELL inside it. 2. The process of maintaining the required pressure had not been considered properly. 36
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3. Hot Oil was allowed to be filled up to the mark of 35 Deg Centigrade on the MOG indicator. 4. The unit was idle charged, stood OK and allowed to be loaded with other transformers in parallel. 5. During operation and loading condition, it was found with no any such abnormality. The air cell was also maintaining required pressure for inhale and exhale air accordingly. But the oil level after filling during operation was found with little lower than that of 35 deg centigrade. 6. The grid personnel on thinking that it is still not empty, for which they were not attempting for filling of the oil. 7. But during the cold winter with further contraction of oil density on lighter loaded transformer situation, the oil level on drastically decrease, resulted with alarm of the MOG with indication of LOW OIL LEVEL.
Action Taken with Analysis: 1. On availing necessary shutdown of the transformer, oil was filled to the mark of 35 degree centigrade on maintain the required pressure with injection of inert gas to the air cell. 2. This time oil was not of hot oil as like done during initial time of energisation, oil had been filled up to 35 deg point mark on MOG. So on subsequent condition, the level went on decreasing and finally during the cold winter the level on decreasing drastically ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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resulted with actuation of MOG alarm. Recommendations: 1. For oil filling to the Transformer with AIR CELL, HOT OIL should not be allowed to be filled. 2. The pressure of the air cell has to be maintained and preferably atmospheric temperature oil should be pushed to the level marking of 35 deg centigrade on MOG. 3. In case hot oil pushing, the level should be little more than that of the marking of 35 deg centigrade. 2.2. Difficult in Maintenance of Equipment in Switch yard: At one of the 400/220 KV Grid Sub-Station, heavy induction was resulting to the metal equipment needs to be attended with maintenance work while attending the case during fault rectification or normal maintenance work. ( Case was shared by Er K.K. Murty Ex Chief Engineer MPSEB) Observations: 1. Bus bar system is of TWO main Bus System with no auxiliary bus and equipped with Quad- moose conductor. 2. One day it was required to conduct maintenance work on a pantograph isolator of Bus-2 as shown in the figure. 3. This was resulting with heavy induction during open Condition. 4. The Isolator connected in the system was taken maintenance shut-down with shutting down of associated charged system. 5. The maintenance earth switch linked to this system was also put in the system on either side of the job. 6. To avoid further induction on the system, temporary discharge rod were put on either side of the maintenance job as shown in the figure.
400KV Pantograph Isolator both in OPEN and CLOSED Condition under 400 KV Charged BUS.
Action Taken: 1. On providing all the pre-cautionary steps, when the maintenance job was attended by the working group, for the case of direct touching as shown in the right hand side of the picture, the workman got electric shocking jolt. 2. But when attempted on firm holding the metallic pantograph part, he did not find any further mild jolt as it was during the initial condition. 3. But for innovative thought the work-man was allowed
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to climb with connection of discharge rod to the leg of person. 4. This time the work man did not experience any further mild electric shock and comfortably finished the job of maintenance.
Technical Analysis: 1. The induction phenomenon is always associated to the electrostatic effect due to charge transfer to the metallic conductor if gets surrounded to the equipotential ring of electric field due to High Voltage conductor. 2. Here the charged BUS was above the job needs to be provided for maintenance work. 3. Moreover certain current was also flowing on the charged BUS-Bar. 4. In a simple and fundamental phenomenon, we know that every current carrying conductor acts like a magnet. 5. So this current carrying conductor has also experienced with electromagnetic effect on the surrounding conductor around it. 6. So both electrostatic and electromagnetic effects on the surrounding metallic conductor shall cause certain voltage development due to the effect of equi-potential ring on this metal piece. 7. The effect shall be prominent if remained nearer to the charged conductor. 8. Now during the case, when the work-man without cordoned with earth potential, climbed towards the charged induction zone, was experiencing with mild electric shocking jolt. 9. The moment he started touching the Earthed body (here metal pantograph), with of very immediate transfer of accumulated charged with the workman to the pantograph, certain induction current started to flow from the work-man ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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to the metal part. 10. So the work-man experienced with mild shock. 11. But after touching the metal body, if he continues to work with the same no electric shock shall be experienced to him. 12. This is due to the effect that he continued with the same potential connection. 13. In the left hand side case, when the work-man started climbing upward on putting the discharge earth wire on its body, the gradual climbing rise was helping the man to be linked to the discharge of accumulated charge on maintaining equipotential surface. 14. So at the end when the work-man planned to touch the metal body and the same body being at earth potential did not cause any charge transfer from either side. 15. Because both the object (here in this case work-man and other one is the metal body of pantograph). Conclusion The work-man attempted this new concept and completed the job smoothly. 2.3. Magic at Grid Sub-Station: It was observed with sudden tripping of 3 Nos of 33 KV lines and subsequent blowing out of Main DC fuses of all 33 KV system panels at a 220/132/33 Kv Grid Sub-station. Observation: 1. The incident had been resulted with the old grid Sub-stations, equipped with old electromechanical relays with disc movements. 2. It was also provided with analog meters with deflection pointers. 3. At the time of abnormal tripping of these 3 nos of 33 KV lines, the DC main fuses were also blown away simultaneously. 4. The grid personnel attempted of re-fixing of the fuses, but it was observed with blowing of the same. 5. But peculiar observation was found that during re-fixing of the fuses, sudden deflection of the pointer on the analog meters and rotation of the discs were found. 6. So it was decided to hand trip of the 132 KV and 220KV system. 7. But the same could not be done on few of the systems, due to severe fluctuation of DC source and also the AC source. 8. In some of the panels it was found with fluctuation of pointers on the analog meters. 9. So, the total station was decided to be kept outage of the supply. 10. So the incoming feeders at the remote end were hand tripped.
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11. Now it was attempted for searching of the situations of this peculiar fluctuations. 12. Suddenly it was observed with smoke coming out from the PVC pipe trench connected between 132 KV to 33 KV switchyard. 13. So the pipe was opened for the detail investigation of the damage. 14. The damage cables were identified and found with the pipe being provided with CT cables and DC control cables leading to 33 KV switchyard. 15. Few of the cables were found mingled and twisted with each other. 16. This situation was of mixing of DC supply with CT core of few of the 33 KV cables. Action Taken: 1. The damage cables were identified for replacement on immediate basis. 2. Major cables were repaired with use of inter-connecting junction box. 3. Few of the important cables were replaced. 4. All protection and control schemes were checked and problems were rectified. 5. The important feeders were resumed with the supply on availing the power from the remote station. 6. The alternate supply available feeders were diverted to the other adjacent grids. 7. The important systems were revived with continuous attention to the work after 2 hours. 8. On the next phase action, the pipe trench was replaced by open trench with laying of new cables. Analysis: 1. Due to damage of cable sheath, the DC path might have been leaked to earth. 2. But such leakage is not harmful till the other terminal of the DC source has not been suffered with any leakage to earth. 3. In this case the CT cables have also been suffered with damage and DC source has been connected across the CT core causing the driving of current. 4. So the pointer of the analog meters started deflecting along with the rotation of the disc. 5. The 3 nos 33 KV feeders also got tripped. 6. The cause of blowing out of the fuses was due to the short-circuiting of the DC sources. 7. While re-fixing of the fuses, it was also causing the deflection of the analog meters due to merger of the DC source with CT circuit. EM
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ishabh started as an Analog Panel meter company in 1985, in the small industrial town of Nashik. The initial struggle was tough, Rishabh was close to being a sick unit but as our German technology partners realized our manufacturing skills and started buying our products, things started changing. In every field Rishabh is coming up with new innovations and technologies.
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Q. How’s your experience in Elecrama 2020? How’s Q. What are the challenges available for testing & the footfall you’ve got? Each Elecrama has been better than the previous one, we started in 1990 which was the first edition of Elecrama, and we’ve seen the growth of Elecrama as well as the growth of the country in last 30 years. In this edition the footfall is really good; the numbers of International visitors are also great and the numbers of visitors are increasing year by year.
Q. As people are saying that 2019 is a slow year for
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Elecrama 2020? In every edition of Elecrama we came up with new products, for example last year we’d showcased a solar inverter of 25 Kw and this year we’ve showcased a solar inverter of 50 Kw., last time we had power quality meters and this year we came up with power quality analyzers. In every field we are coming up with new innovations and in all the products which are manufactured in last six months are showcased here and we’ve also launched a 5Kv insulation tester. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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balance between quality & pricing of their products? We believe in giving the right quality at right price, we get 100 of customers but probably we are able to convert around 10 as genuine buyers. The people who are only concerned about the pricing may not get attracted to our products, but the one who are already using our products and they know what we provide, they always come back to us as potential buyers. In Test & Measuring instruments, Rishabh is one of the leading companies, there are many companies who are importing from China and selling products here, but we’ve maintained our market and a good clientele so we don’t need to worry much.
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every industry, what are your views on that? 2019 was a slow year for some industries like automobile and other, but for us it was good. In 2019 we did an acquisition in China which is now operational, we are expanding in Nashik by adding an area of around 4,000 sq. mtr., we are increasing our product basket with new innovations. I think people who are innovating, growing and coming up with new products are not complaining about the slowdown, but the people who only want to stay with the old products and technology are complaining. There are some industries which were growing previously but now there is some shrinkage in their business. In simple context we can say if the GDP is growing at 5 per cent then there are sectors which are growing. For instance, if we take the electrical sector, the people who are using analog meters are no longer using these meters, they directly take the readings and convert them in digital form and then they take the required actions, therefore the analog meter business is shrinking. There were issues in the growth of industries but as a company we see a good growth for us as the infrastructure and power sector is growing.
measuring instruments industry? The biggest challenge available is customer’s cautiousness about safety, people are always going after price and in that process they compromise with the quality of the product and safety of the equipment user. We should ban using materials which are not UL listed, but in India there is no such law to ban cheap material. Many manufacturers are using cheap plastic material for manufacturing products and competing with the people who are using a good quality product for manufacturing, they sell for low price and this creates an unhealthy competition in the market. Secondly, the lack of skilled workers and operators is also a challenge available in the industry; the innovation comes when one is ready to do a good amount of work to find something new and to think out of the box. These are the two major challenges we see for the market and as far as the government is concerned I think they are doing their best and we can’t ask for more.
Q. What are the different markets catered by Rishabh
Instruments? The products manufactured by Rishabh in India are mostly for export and if you look at the whole Rishabh Group turnover probably 75 per cent of the products are sold out of the Indian market. We’ve our own sales and marketing team in USA, UK, Poland, recently we bought a company in China and with all this we’ve grown at a global level but our roots are in Nashik, India.
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women in industry and women are coming with technical talent. What are your views on this topic? In Rishabh we’ve employed more women than men. There is a lot of talent in rural areas and we need to harness that talent by providing them the medium to come out and to show what they have. In our company three departments are headed by women and we’re working to make a proper balance. If we talk about percentage we’ve got 60 per cent women employees in our organisation.
Q. What are your expectations from budget 2020?
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still there are many issues like ton of paperwork etc. For instance we import around 1,000 consignments, for every singly consignment we’ve to give each and every detail again & again, in this process we get away from our actual business. There should be simplification in the policies, secondly they should stop changing the rate of taxes in short spans, there should be only two rates one high and one low so that the ease of doing business can be accomplished. Last but not the least, a proper channel of taxation and legal work is much required in the country, there are many tax disputes but the resolution takes a lot of time. Business needs quick decision making so there should be an authority which can resolve the issues in a particular time. EM
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Altanova Group
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ltanova group is working at the cutting edge of technologies; we are continuously working on upgrading our testing products and monitoring systems for our customers. E.g. we are the only company offering a Space Charge Measurement System which is used in R&D of high voltage DC cables. Our main plan is to expand our reach, to bring more of our solutions and technologies to the Indian market.
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Q. Please enlighten us about Altanova group.
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market, how you are maintaining the balance between quality and price? In this context, I think our customers appreciate our quality and technology. Customers are willing to spend a little bit more to get better technology and we have realized that at any moment the tough economic conditions can affect the . How’s your experience in Elecrama 2020? margins but we’ll never compromise with our quality. We The experience in Elecrama is very good and I am very excited are enjoying the number of orders and revenues which is about the number of visitors we are welcoming here at stand, giving us good hopes. people are more interested in technology and enthusiastic about new products as compared to any other fair. . What are your plans for 2020? Our main plan is to expand our reach, to bring more of our . What are the products you’ve showcased in this edition solutions and technologies to the Indian market. We will of Elecrama? continue educating people about latest innovations and tech Our core business is manufacturing of testing & monitoring with the help of our quality products. instruments for electrical systems. We’ve showcased testing devices for circuit breakers, for relays, for power transformers . Please give us a brief about your R&D facility. and also for current & voltage transformers. We are in this Altanova group is working at the cutting edge of latest market for a long time, providing local service and have technologies, we are constantly working on upgrading our convinced a lot of customers in the mean time. Furthermore, products and solutions for the customers. We are the only we are the leading supplier of monitoring systems for high company to provide Space Charge Measurement System which voltage cable, gas insulated switchgears, generators and power are used in R&D of high voltage DC cables. This is just one transformers. example which shows that we are working on the cutting edge technology and helping our customers with latest products . How Indian market is different from other markets? and technology. EM If we compare India to other markets, there are some innovations and technologies which need to be introduced in India. In order to introduce those technologies many companies are educating the customers and I am happy to be a part of this process. In India we are contributing in many conferences where we are discussing the need of proper monitoring systems. We are bringing new technologies to India such as high voltage cable monitoring system and further we are educating the customers about new technologies which are used in other parts of the world. This is the only difference we see in Indian market & now people are showing their interest and they are keen to know about new tech. and machines.
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Altanova group is a company which is more than a rising star, we have tremendous inputs in terms of orders & revenues in the group which is happening by organic growth and acquisitions. Our latest acquisition is IntelliSAW, a company which has joined our group in November last year. IntelliSAW is focused on medium and low voltage technology for monitoring temperatures and humidity. We are growing constantly, with ISA and TECHIMP as part of Altanova group. Our subsidiary ISA India is doing very well and our Indian team is focused on continuous growth of the company and every team member is working for that.
this market is very high and we’ve seen this market as one of the great market for doing business. The Indian customers are very much appreciating our technology, and I believe this will continue to grow and we’ll do our best to support and to fulfill the needs of our customers in India with our latest technology.
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The way I look at Elecrama is that it’s a great platform to create a network and Raychem has been participating from last 30 years in Elecrama. It’s an opportunity to share ideas, to meet your old friends from the industry and to know about the emerging trends and technologies. The footfall was good and there has been a mixed crowd of people coming here.
Q. What is the present scenario of Indian Power Sector?
As a part of Indian group RPG, through RPG foundation we are making some serious and impactful interventions in the society for basic women’s literacy, health, employment, eye care and for many other issues. All the group companies of RPG have a full-fledged department for CSR.
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As the industry is going through a rough phase, we all have to calibrate our expectations. Today the demand has slowed down, and if in this scenario if anyone is growing on an average of 5-8 % and with a decent amount of profit, I believe it is fine. We at Raychem are also looking at this similar growth and to keep the health parameters of the business intact.
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Raychem comprises four different units, one for the electrical The Indian power sector is going through a stressed phase; products, Exports and Transformers. We are also a very there are many ups and downs. One of the major issues is serious player in the Oil & Gas business, and we are the the overall financial health of the discoms is putting strain only manufacturer in India for domestic gas meters. We have on the industry, the companies which are supplying power a great market presence, as we are the only manufacturer to the utilities, their payment cycle is getting delayed. On who’s in the market from last 10 years and I see a huge the other side the overall economy is going through a slow potential in the oil & gas industry and the government is patch, the economy is expected to grow at around 5 % and also doing a lot for this industry. the demand itself is suppressed, so on one side you have We have also introduced a very unique offering called WoW demand suppression and secondly you have working capital (Workshop on Wheels) to cater to the needs of servicing any strain on financial liquidity. I think after two or three quarters transformer up to 220 kV,100 MVA in the field itself, to save the conditions will improve but for now it’s a difficult phase time and costs for the customer. This is a very unique service for the industry. offering and I believe all customers will be benefit from it. EM
Our company is a 50:50 Joint Venture between TE Connectivity, U.S.A. (formerly Tyco Electronics) and RPG Enterprises, India. Previously all the technology and innovations was coming from that company; about 4 years back we made a decision to setup a R&D facility in India to fulfill the needs of the Indian industry. The facility is in Halol, Gujarat within a 25 acres complex and most of the manufacturing & R&D of electrical products is happening there. The needs for power industry are very different and for that we’ve made investment for our R&D facility in India and the first set of products started rolling out from the last year. Many of these products are our existing products which are now smarter, more and more when we get into the connected world the products should be made to meet more efficiency and productivity.
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leadership in this highly competitive market scenario is attributed to its capability in understanding customer needs and offering localized Eaton is a 21.4$ billion global technology leader with a presence in and customized solutions. 175 countries with over 100 years in power management solutions. We have a long history of innovations and technology development. It . What is Eaton showcasing in the Elecrama with reference to is our vision to improve the quality of lives and environment and to sustainability? improve sustainability, efficiency and power distribution. We have been Both globally and in India, Eaton is focused on providing sustainable innovating products, been pioneers in various technologies, starting power management solutions that help customers manage electrical, from our safety products to our recent SF6 free switchgears. Eaton’s hydraulic and mechanical power more safely, reliably and efficiently.
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There have been many products which we are introducing in this Elecrama. We have SF6 free switchgear that is showcased in Elecrama. This product has specifically been developed in Europe. Due to strong regulation with regard to environment, the product is gaining lots of attention. SF6 free switchgear has lower operational cost, no CO2, and can be switched thousands of time to enable an active grid. We have showcased that in India for the first time.
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your company has in India? We do have facilities all throughout the globe. Eaton has set up a global innovation center in India over a state-ofthe-art 390,000 sq. ft. facility at Magarpatta City in Pune. In terms of technology, in Pune we have 2000 plus engineers who are working from our behalf. With our R&D facilities, we believe in innovation and investment, in order to grow organically. We provide customized products worldwide, and . How would you see the IoT and Industry 4.0 we can claim a position as one of the top electrical companies. revolutionizing the power sector? There are three dynamics going on – Firstly, there is a drive for . How do you feel Indian market being different than energy transition with regard to renewable energy. Secondly, that of other markets? there has been importance to decentralization of power and It is a function of where you are in the development curve. improving the existing power. Thirdly, there has been process India is different for three main reasons: first with regard to of digitalization. We have done a lot for digital capability size; second, its opportunity for renewable generation because and IoT. At Eaton we are actively working at integrating IoT of hydro power, solar power and wind power potential which across a growing number of products. Instead of thinking it is not being fully realized yet; and lastly, there issues of to be an artificial creation, it is rather a natural evolution the generation, distribution and leakages Indian market is for all our products. Intelligence represents something new, price sensitive and well informed than many other markets no doubt, but if we look into the history of development, we in the world. While doing our mapping, we got to know can connect the dots – building products, bringing intelligence that market prices in India is even lower than from Chinese into products and now making them ecologically sustainable. market. So there has been a strong focus to provide the This is an organic evolution. IoT is further supporting the best quality products to the Indian market Industry 4.0 movement, the collective term describing the growing use of automation and data exchange to advance . How Eaton is placing itself with reference to unique manufacturing smart technology. Presently, all Eaton sites characteristic of Indian market? in India are widely leveraging principles and technologies As said earlier we are aware of unique features of the of digital and smart manufacturing and serving as a step Indian market. Eaton is deeply committed to India. We towards Eaton’s goal of building Industry 4.0 facilities. are consistently investing in expanding our manufacturing, engineering and services footprint in the country; thus, . What is Eaton’s future outlook with regard to power leveraging the diverse opportunities that the country offers. quality and power distribution? India is a major market for Eaton and forms a key part of India has made progress throughout its history. There its overall business strategy is an immediate need for power quality. I agree, power reaching to the last mile is still a crucial issue in India. Q. With challenges are posed by the market, how is Eaton Further, there are leakages which make the situation worse. trying to overcome those? Eaton's Electrical Sector is a global leader with expertise While talking about challenges, it’s important that we consider in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power the following: energy transition, digitization and a new protection; control and automation; lighting and security; efficient market. This ultimately is helping in creation of structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh new business models, which can be challenging. There are and hazardous environments; and engineering services. technical challenges in this path, which Eaton is responding We are well positioned through our global solutions to to by leveraging new digital capabilities. Other arenas are answer today’s most critical electrical power management cyber challenges which needed to be tackled with caution. challenges. Our principle end user markets are industrial, Even locally, we consider the challenges and solve them institutional, government, utility, commercial, residential, accordingly by taking into account region-specific needs and opportunities. EM information technology and Machinery OEM.
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technology and also let us know about the challenges you face while bringing it to the market? Emobility is buzzword in market in the contemporary times. HARTING has been in market for quite a long time and provide solutions. Our products are approved by Global OEMs. We use application knowledge and experience in Automobile Segment while bringing out new products to the market. There has to be some directions in terms of policies and timeframe of complete electrification of the vehicles from government side which will ultimately give OEMs more confidence and will work towards it. We are looking at significant growth in connectivity sector. We foresee revolution in this industry with replacing ICE with EV. As HARTING, we now provide solutions which cater to various connectivity & charging requirement inside the vehicles & in charging stations. We are looking for expansion of our business in our e mobility section.
India ? HARTING has always been a strong player in the power segment. Major OEMs and other agencies have patronized our products, not as a supplier but partner to the businesses. This is indeed a feather in our cap. When we are talking about the trend, power sector is doing well. There has been support from government through policies and funding no doubt. However support to renewable sector need to be taken care of seeing the potential of wind and solar energy. So there is a requirement regarding boost from government thus leading to development India’s renewable sector especially wind and solar. Indian market still looked at by Global giants as an important country for their business expansion. It is important that ‘Make in India’ initiative should take off as part of development of business.
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It was a brilliant experience. In terms of customers, we had a beautiful experience due to presence of genuine customers. There has been qualitative visitors in this Elecrama which would definitely be helpful for long lasting clientele. EM
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that it is showcasing in this Elecrama. The HARTING Technology Group is a leading global supplier of industrial connectivity technology for the three lifelines Data, Signal and Power. We set new standards in different technologies. HARTING Technology group is creating a new trend in the world of connectivity; (1) Miniaturization, (2) Modularization, (3) Digitalization, (4) Identification & (5) Integration. We are displaying & marketing those products which supports above futuristic trend
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market? As a manufacturer with high technical expertise and talent pool, technology trend in Indian market provides us with immense opportunities. We consider the best opinions from our clients and thus we provide the best solutions in the Indian market while taking into consideration our global experience, access to technology & customer feedbacks. Our technology team provides us with the inputs for development and innovation. Market needs are known from our customers with whom we are always connected. So, the changing dynamics and trends are taken into account while bringing out new products to the market
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Q. What are the achievements of BALAJI SWITCHGEARS till now?
Q. What are some of your top priorities as far as power sector is concerned?
In a developing and diverse country like India, we all understand how critical power sector for our growth as a nation is. This sector has evolved leaps and bounds, in last decade. Industries have evolved them with the latest technology and are geared to transform their entire Eco-Structure. Today everyone aspires to have communication capable technology in their respective businesses, which should be energy efficient and should have the features like predictive maintenance, so as to reduce down time and failures. Our team is having complete solutions for such needs are we are catering to multiple utilities for their associate needs.
Q. What is BALAJI SWITCHGEARS long term vision and mission for Indian market? What will be the outlook for India?
The power and energy sector would be growing at a much faster pace in the coming years, with a lot of infra projects and smart cities coming up. There won’t be any scarcity of business potential for anyone. We wish to utilise the same to the best of our ability and multiply our business with this fast-paced economy. We wish to expand our footprint in untapped areas and grow at a CAGR of over 20 percent, contributing to the Indian Market & society.
Q. How do you deal with your competitors? What makes BALAJI SWITCHGEARS a no.1 brand?
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In past few years we have started working as System Integrator in the industry. We have taken up several projects of panel integration and supply in India and abroad. To name a few of our clients of these automation projects were Alstom, Tiger IT and Vedanta etc. Speaking of future works, we have a few projects in pipeline to be served in India. With the solution approach, we are catering all needs of our customers from sales to service. Growing at CAGR of 15%++, we tend to scale new heights in this Fast Moving Electrical Goods (FMEG) Sector.
Q. “To grow with the rapid & competitive power and energy sector, and contribute in the growth of economy and society”. Brief us about this sentence.
India is growing at a rapid rate today. SMEs will play an extremely important role in achieving the Government's target as more than 70% of our economy is run by them. Most of the “Skill India” & “Make in India” initiatives have been followed and regularised by this sector and hence SME’s tend to be more indigenous in their approach. This even helps and gives opportunities of giving back to society by creating more jobs, and business in the economy.
Q. How BALAJI SWITCHGEARS contributed in Elecrama2020, have you launched any new product launch in Elecrama?
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Balaji Switchgears was established in 1990 with the idea to trade electrical goods to its customers. During the initial years, it was a counter relied sales company, serving in the most popular electrical market of Delhi, Bhagirath Palace. However, over the years, the company received some great opportunities to work in public and private sectors by engaging with multiple industries machine manufacturer and contractors. By the method of trial and error and ensuring to innovate ourselves, we have expanded ourselves and completed 30 years in this industry and are now successfully serving beyond the shop-approach to the industry with all their low voltage and automation requirements. Other than supplying best in-class quality of LV products, in the past seven years we have also started to provide our customers with complete integrated solutions as per their requirements on a regular basis because of which our customers find us their appropriate one- stop solution provider.
articles of industry. For any non-standard product demand, we keep complete follow ups with our vendors to ensure in-time delivery and avoid delays. Apart from providing traditional Switchgears & commodities we are also into automation and IOT enabled solutions, which can provide an individual end-to-end connectivity for their machines with data monitoring and controlling sitting at a remote location. Thus, leading to being the one-stop solution and approach of customer comes first, Balaji Switchgears stands apart from the crowd of its competitors.
After the appreciable response from ELECRAMA 2018, in ELECRAMA 2020 we aimed at enhancing our public relations with customers and stakeholders. Our entire low voltage range of switchgears and automation was displayed from all our partners, through which we intended to showcase our one-stop solution approach that makes business easier and reliable for all our customers. Speaking of the new launches, we displayed the new Eco-Struxure architecture by Schneider Electric which upgrades any and every machine to be future ready. The architecture and approach was highly appreciated by all the visitors in the entire 5 days show and we have also developed new leads where the solution will be pitched in. Being a part of this exhibition, we believe we were able to achieve what we were aiming for. EM
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cknowledged for outstanding performance across the world, MIDEL leads the way in delivering transformer fire protection, environmental safety and cost savings for utilities and power and distribution transformer manufacturers. The MIDEL range of natural and synthetic ester fluids offers a proven, biodegradable alternative to conventional transformer oils – all delivered with our peerless technical knowledge and applications expertise. MIDEL fluids are manufactured by M&I Materials in the United Kingdom, the United States, South Africa and India.
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Q. What are your views on the present scenario of Indian Q. What are your plans for 2020? power sector? The Indian power market is at an interesting crossroads. With urbanization continuing to be a large topic, integration of renewables into the energy mix, and of course the anticipated take-up of electric vehicles, it the market is presented with significant new challenges. Utility providers are becoming increasingly aware of the consequences of specifying certain insulating materials on India’s transformer fleet and its resiliency, and the differences that can mean in the event of a failure. With more urban substations, minimizing the threat to human life of transformer fires is absolutely critical; reducing harm to eth environment with greener materials is growing also; those technical differences are beginning to mean much more than they once did. By specifying fire safe fluids for transformers, MIDEL significantly reduces the impact on the environment while simultaneously cutting the risk of transformer fire, and this offers many operational benefits like reduced maintenance and improved business continuity. MIDEL is focused on making fire resistant fluids for transformers and we hope that the specifying a particular fluid will help not just the utilities but Indian manufacturers in the commercial and industrial sectors.
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That MIDEL has both natural and synthetic esters, which are proven in over 70 countries around the world. Moreover, in being the first ester manufacturer in India, both our experience of India and our contribution to the Indian power sector in terms of improving fire safety is unrivalled. Speaking more generally, the Indian market is very cautious about the products they are buying, which is good lots of ways because it tells us that new materials are not integrated without being proven first. There can be a downside to that in terms of slower adoption of “newer” technologies, even if
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In light of the obvious benefits of natural and synthetic ester, a good number of key utilities in India have started to specify ester technology for both distribution & large power transformers, so now is the time to push on. There is another interest in consideration to specify a particular type of ester for use – not all esters are equal, of course, which is why we offer a proven and trusted range. We don’t have one solution for multiple needs, we have a range – drawing on the differences requires expertise and credibility which has led many OEMs and utilities around the world to reap the benefits of working with MIDEL. Our mission in India is to make sure that utilities, OEMs and end users make the right engineering choice in selecting their insulating liquid – there are applications for which our experience tells us natural ester might not be the right choice, and vice versa. We are constantly collaborating with utilities to this effect, making sure that they are, firstly, aware of the differences and secondly, have the confidence to select the right product for the job.
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MIDEL is a range of synthetic and natural esters transformer dielectric fluids. Our journey here first started in 2009 as the first ester manufacturer to bring the concept of safer, greener and reliable fluids for transformers to India. Since then we’ve enjoyed an interesting journey and we are now recognized by the BIS. Throughout this journey we’d supported many utilities & transformer owners. Also, M&I Materials has opened a new MIDEL ester transformer fluid manufacturing plant and state-of-the-art laboratory near Mumbai, in 2019.
they have been recognized for years else where in the world. In recent times we have been seeing some really encouraging signs for the progression of ester technology and not just in India. For example we are doing a pilot project of 400KV level transformer with MIDEL Transformers in Europe which we’ll launch in next 12-18 months. In India, we are slightly behind from Europe in terms of deployment of MIDEL transformers but progress is being made where esters are specified, with a preference for MIDEL. We are doing a lot of planning and engineering for new technology and now we need to move at the implementation phase of it, to help the Indian power sector.
Q. Please tell us about your Research & Development facility.
Our organization is headquartered in United Kingdom, where all our principle chemists & electrical R&D engineers work. As an ester specialist we continue to innovate and evaluate new products, in addition to that we also work with external institutes such as universities, power research institutes, etc. as well as OEMs. We have a rich heritage of influencing and informing standards and institutes such as IEEE, ICDL and CIGRÉ, and our position of authority on the subject of esters helps to bring our development work to the wider market. We are very much looking forward to the future and we keep designing and innovating new products to meet the needs of the market. EM
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Kabel is also the pioneers of wire design, technology and applicability. Our cutting edge technology and research has continually enhanced the efficiency, reliability and safe conduction of electricity. This in turn supported the core of our engineering endeavour, which is to guarantee safe environments everywhere. Our products have been engineered to survive harshest of environments like the crushing, high pressures of the ocean or sweltering heat or cold of arid lands.
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of India, corporate offices like Hindustan Uniliver, Infosys, Satyam, HCL, and Wipro etc. RR Kabel is a quality centric RR Kabel is a part of RR Global. We are the only company company and we have a class of customers. RR Kabel is in the world which has got 29 international approvals for a continuously growing its customer reach because of the single factory. quality of its products. • Many manufacturers may have factories in Europe or USA or factory in 10 countries or 40 countries. But . How was your experience in Elecrama-2020? How’s who have over 29 international approvals for a single the footfall and have you launched any new product in factory. Elecrama? • We are always ahead of the global seller because In this edition of Elecrama we’ve launched HT Cables and couple of years back it’s become compulsory globally. the footfall was decent not that great. It’s quite unfortunate So, when they start overseas, we do either 6 months that Elecrama’s main focus is on utility electricity board parallel like reach complies also when the Europe and there are not many companies who are exhibiting decided all the possibilities complies 4 years before electricity stall. IEEMA is based on utility; it should be on so, we did before. We are the first company in India the compactors, consultant and builders. So, to change the to Low smoke zero halogen (LSOH) wire. Government DNA it’s a toughest job and we are trying hard. Our next and BIS focus on LSOH because the way fire incidents are happening in the country are disastrous. India has project is coming in September and we are looking forward got highest fire accidents happening due to electrical to it and I hope we will get a change. failure and from burning wires. In between 2001 to . There are many debates going on for women 2014, around 350 thousand people had died due to empowerment, women are coming up with the technical electrical fires, means around 52 people are dying every day. It’s not only in India but all over the world. talent also. What are your views on that? Out of these fire accidents, almost 70 to 75 percent Women Empowerment should be there always and it should accidents happen because of wire & cables or switchgear. not be less in talking terms. Right now in our company the So, my humble submission as RR Kabel that we are entire branding and communication is handled by my wife, focusing on quality, we talk on quality and when we she is a board member but she handles company as well. In talk about quality, we mean it. It’s a big challenge our company we have almost 15 percent women are working. and now we have moved into HT cable of low voltage cable. We are only into building wires, we moved to . What are your expectations from budget 2020? MP Cable and this year we moved into SC cable. Now Expectations from budget 2020 are not much, but we are we’ve got complete range from. We have a complete expecting some changes in taxation process and import duties. range of cable from 0.5 Kv to 66 Kv cables. For corporate companies the government has reduced the income tax and we are hoping that the government will . What are the noteworthy projects you have done in make some changes in personal income tax, so that there the past? should be a nominal amount of disposable money. We In the past our major skill is to build more only because we need to understand one thing that first we need to change are only into low voltage cable but now since HT cable has ourselves rather expecting everything from government. come through. We’ll have projects on which we can talk on. There are many cases of tax invasions which need to be We have a working style and our main focus to get at the stopped to get a good economic flow. top of each sector and the top 5 should be our customer. . How you are looking forward to 2020? We’ve supplied our cables to many big renowned houses of We are looking forward to expand our business in terms India such as Sachin Tendulkar’s house, Amir Khan’s house, L.N. Mittal, Kumar Mangalam Birla and more are equipped of reach and volumes. Today we are at number 3 in terms with RR Kabel wires. Furthermore, some big banks are our of volume and we have a good global reach as well. In clients such as the American Express and the State Bank 2020, we are also planning to launch the full range of fire cables. EM
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Q. How’s your experience in Elecrama 2020?
Elecrama 2020 is good and the footfall is as per the expectations. This is one of the events which is totally dedicated to electrical sector. Elecrama is a right platform for us because we are one of the largest company, dedicated towards energy efficient solutions. We are very much satisfied with the footfall and the right kind of audience was present in the exhibition.
Q. Delta is a technology driven company, so what are the latest innovations you’ve showcased in Elecrama 2020?
Delta is a global leader in terms of energy efficient solutions and our Communication & Information Solutions division has showcased our latest technologies like Lithium-ion batteries. Delta is also the largest ODM of lithium-ion batteries; globally everybody is looking forward to convert VRLA to lithium-ion solutions for data centres and other applications. We have also launched our new UPS system which is 2nd Generation DPS 600 KW UPS. This UPS is very compact in footprint and suitable for industrial applications and data centers. Apart from these two, we’ve also introduced our bi-directional backup power solution. We’ve showcased 300 kW bi-directional backup power UPS solution which is engineered in India, specifically for heavy duty applications.
Q. As people say India is a price sensitive market, how Delta is maintaining the balance between price & quality of its products?
Every product has its specific market and I would not mark India as a price sensitive market, I would rather say that Indians are very smart buyers. At Delta, we do a lot of engineering and R&D to create value products and in this process price comes next. For example, our UPS technology is most compact & redundant in nature so that gives customers a value and along with that we also keep our pricing competitive in the market. We are providing best quality and a suitable pricing.
Q. Please enlighten us about your R&D facility.
Delta is globally at number one position in switching power supplies and also in DC brushless fans. Our growth has been very constant since our beginning in 1971; today we spend 6-8% of our revenue in Research & Development (R&D) so that we can introduce best technology and innovations with us. Delta is more focused towards R&D, so all our products are kept in mind by understanding the future requirements of the industry and in order to accomplish this we work with our clients to understand their needs. Today, we have one of the most energy efficient products and our R&D team is working to innovate new technology.
Q. What are the sustainable practices opted by Delta to help the environment?
Delta creates green solutions along with the implementation of green initiatives within our facilities. All our facilities or factories are LEED certified green buildings including our Gurgaon corporate office which is Platinum LEED certified and our Rudrapur plant is Gold LEED certified. We are doing a lot of work to introduce new green technologies in the market and in order to that our main push is on the EV charging infrastructure, then solar inverters and many more green solutions. EM
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Delta Electronics offers some of the most energy efficient power products in the industry, including switching power supplies with efficiency over 90%, telecom power with up to 98%, and PV inverters with up to 99.2% efficiency. Delta UPS business has more than a decade in designing, manufacturing and marketing UPSs globally. Delta is committed to innovating technically superior products and providing energy efficient solutions for a wide range of home, office, data center and industrial applications. Delta is a Taiwanese multi-national and our work culture is very rich. The values which we bring in are based on historical Taiwanese & Indian culture of maintaining good relationships. Our organisation believes that quality and customer satisfaction comes first. We are trying to build good relations with our customers and to bring in a good corporate culture in the industry.
future as well because every industry is going for automation and digitalization.
Q. What are your views on 2019 slowdown?
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ryfs is all about always improving. As far as our business is concerned, we are India’s largest transformer lamination and core manufacturing company (up to 765 KV class) and we have a capacity of more than 50,000metric tonnes per annum. We are the largest importer of CRGO which is (Cold-Rolled Grain-Oriented electrical steel sheets and this is used in manufacturing of transformers).
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Q. What KRYFS is all about?
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Most of our customers are multinational companies’ and large public listed companies like ABB, Siemens, BHEL, T&R, Bharat Bijlee, Tata Projects and L&T etc. We’ve been in this business for over 28 years and have built a business based on customer trust and satisfaction.
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for women empowerment, women are coming up with the technical talent also. What are your views on that?
Yes, absolutely women should be a part of our workforce. At our head office in Mumbai, we have a gender diversity ratio of 40%
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Budget-2020?
My expectation from Budget-2020, like everyone else’s is that the government should definitely look at reviving the economic activity. India is going through this slowdownand I think one of the reasons of this slowdown is the liquidity crunch; because the banks are not lending and that’s hampering the flow of money through the entire system. Another big reason is the government (especially the state governments) are unable to pay its dues on time and expects industry to pay our dues on times to MSME’s, within 45 days, which is very strange. If we don’t receive money from the government or our customers on time, how do we pay our vendors on time. At the same time because of so many bankruptcies under the NCLT law it’s evident that the trust in the economy between businesses has gone down substantially. Earlier, when we were giving credit to a particular company A, B or C, we trusted the companies more. Today, when we give credit to companies we are always worried whether the we will be paid or not. So, you reduce the credit and when you reduce the credit the customer’s working capital cycle gets disturbed, they are able to do less so they will supply less goods to their customers and therefore, the cycle goes on and ultimately the economic activity comes down. I feel that the budget should increase
the trust in the economy by assuring people that genuine mistakes which are made in business will not be considered as frauds or intentional. I think promoters will have much more confidence to take risk if they have less fear. Today there is an atmosphere of fear in the entire system and many entrepreneurs feel that if they take a wrong decision they would be in trouble and therefore most are risk averse. Whenever, there is high amount of fear there is very low trust and wherever there is low trust there is always slow economic activity. So, government has to bring down the fear, increase the trust and thereby increase the economic activity in the country.
Q. What were your expectations from Elecrama-2020? Is there any product launch from your side?
I think this is the 8th or 9th Elecrama we are participating in from last 16 to 18 years and it’s a great meeting place for everyone. We meet customers, suppliers, people, and friends from the industry. We’ve designed our stall with the concept of 3R’s Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. So, all the material which is seen in our stall is recycled material or reusable including the partition which is from recycled board and even the nails. At this Elecrama, we’ve launched an IOT enabled remote distribution transformer monitoring app which is called BOLA (Better Operation and life by Analytics). Any distribution utility company can really look at the lacs of transformers which they have on the field into which they currently don’t have any inside into regarding the theft of electricity or their condition. When they install BOLA in their transformer, they will be able to have complete transparency, more uptime and therefore better revenues by condition based maitainence rather than time based maintaience.
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KRYFS Power Components is all about putting values above business. We can talk about our work but more importantly a company has to be built on certain values. We have clearly defined our 7H values which are Honesty, Humility, Helpful Nature, Humanitarian Approach, Hard work, Happy outlook and Hamesha Kaizen(Kaizen is Japanese word because we have an investment from Toyota Tsusho, Japan) which means always improving. So, Kryfs is all about always improving. As far as our business is concerned, we are India’s largest transformer lamination and core manufacturing company (up to 765 KV class) and we have a capacity of more than 50,000metric tonnes per annum. We are the largest importer of CRGO which is (Cold-Rolled Grain-Oriented electrical steel sheets and this is used in manufacturing of transformers). Besides that we are also the largest manufacturer of large transformer up to 765KV class. I believe we are the only company in the world who have this capability (of making both laminations and tanks upto 765 KV class transformers) Besides tanks and laminations we also do core assemblies, core coil assemblies, EPC projects (with current projects in Bihar, Haryana and Rajasthan). We also make Amorphous Core for distribution transformers solar rooftop and we also supply components to railways. We export our products to more than 40 countries all over the world.
and we want to make that 50-50. I have two daughters myself and therefore, I think women are better than men in many respects like emotional intelligence, more patient, and more intuitive than men. Unfortunately, we are now living in a man’s world today but I hope that changes over a period of time because the kind of experience women go through from child birth to bringing up children to imparting values to our children, is something a man can never experience. If a woman can bring up a child, a woman can definitely be a part of any company and make it prosper. A company which has a balance between men and women staff will definitely attain a balance in their approach to environment, be more considerate towards its employees and have a better understanding ofcustomer needs.
Q. What are your plans for 2020?
My plan for 2020 is to enjoy life because there is no point to taking stress, when things are out of your control. We do what we can (our karma) and don’t worry about the result. This is what I learnt from Gita saar and it is my basic philosophy of life. EM
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upcoming years. We are utilizing 85% of our capacity. We have put up another furnance which will produce 300 tones plus quantity. Our main focus is to develop copper component for electrical and switchgear industry. Our customers are happy with our innovated and value added products.
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We offer Copper Bus Bars, Rods, Components, Sections, . How are you placing Citizen Alloys Ltd. in the Indian Earthing Tape & Pure Copper Earth Rods covering every part market ? of electrical transmission and distribution, power generators Always in any business if there is no quality , there can be no and electronics applications. sustainence. Quality plays an important role for sustainance of any businesses. So for us there is no compromise over . Where are you placing your company in the changing quality. So we ensure no compromise over quality in any market dynamics? case from our behalf. We focus on exports and our main focus is to develop new products. We also focus on automation which helps us to . How was your experience throughout Elecrama ? grow despite challenges faced by us. This year we had an amazing experience at Elecrama. From our behalf, we would say this Elecrama is better than any . Do you believe that IOT and such other technologies other Elecrama we were part of earlier with regard to are bringing about drastic change in the power industry? genuine vistors. The footfall this time is also really good Automation plays a much a bigger part indeed in the according to us. We are able to showcase our products and industry. With increasing labour cost challenges every new it is helping us to expand our businesses. EM day, these technologies are providing us with the required
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Citizen Metalloys Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of world class copper products made of copper and copper alloys. As a company with deep expertise, we have always offered groundbreaking technologies, service concepts and solutions tailored to local and global market. We are based in Ahmedabad. We export our products to more than 40 countries and we have a 1000+ clientele base.
alternatives which is helping us to bring about changes which are important in the field of power industry.
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Q. What Ashlok is all about?
industry be it sports, business, politics or National security and we are proud of that... As a responsible company we to have aligned our organisational policies inline with the Women empowerment & safety at our workplace. Today the Strength of Women employees in Ashlok is close to 20% of the overall count & we strongly believe this percentage will go up in time to come.
Challenging conventional Earthing system in 1999, Ashlok came up with “Maintenance-Free Earthing Technology” which revolutionised the earthing practices being followed in India and now it has become a norm to provide earthing/ grounding through maintenance-free earthing systems only. Providing our Safety services in India we started to spread wings across more countries from 2003 backing . What are your expectations from ELECRAMA 2020? more assets with our Maintenance-free earthing electrodes. How’s the Footfall? Is there any Product Launch from Today, we are at the forefront of almost every prestigious project providing the ultimate solution for Earthing & your side? It give us immense pleasure to participate in Asia’s Lightning Protection Pan India. largest Electrical Expo. With the major Electrical revolution commencing, ELECRAMA 2020 has paved the way among . What are the noteworthy projects you have done multiple sectors to collaborate and extend their services in the past? across various fields. Each ELECRAMA has been a great One of the best accomplishments where Ashlok takes exposure platform for exhibitors & visitors alike. We foresee pride is, backing up all the major telecom industries with the results from this ELECRAMA to bear fruit in the near Ashlok’s Earthing System. In the last 3 years, we have future as there was a tremendous amount of interest assured safety across the Reliance Jio towers by providing generated for Ashlok’s Sentinel Range of Safe Earthing Earthing Solutions. Adding to this, till today more than Electrodes alongside Ashlok’s Singleton Earthing Ecosystem. 12000+ MW Solar Farms Across India are Protected by Ashlok's THOR Range of Safe Lightning Protection Rod(s) . What are your future plans? & still Counting... Almost all the prestigious projects you can Our future plans are to take Ashlok’s name being recognised come across the Ashlok brand products providing complete as a brand in Earthing & Lightning Industry. To keep Earthing & Lightning Protection - be it Industrial, Railways, launching new & efficient products to protect all types telecommunication, power generation, manufacturing, of equipment & human lives from lightning & earthing transport, and many more. related catastrophes. EM
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T Hari Om Tiwari Managing Director Truepower Earthings Pvt. Ltd.
Q. What Truepower is all about?
Truepower is working in the safety industry. We are serving from last 12 years; we have started with our product that called earthing electrode. Now, we will come through transformer and wire & cables. Basically truepower’s motto is ‘how to safe our society’ or ‘how to be safe our premises’. We are working for safety of human being and of society.
RUE POWER Earthing Pvt. Ltd. are the leading organization in the field Installation and providing back up services for our Earthing Electrode TP Earth Electrode and back fill compound material which is a superior product and comparatively priced to other products in Indian market and also our product is warranted for ten years for any manufacturing defects. We are serving in electrical industry and try to keep it high.
high. Next plan is we are going for the Home Appliances and very soon we are going to launch.
Q. You’ve heard about women empowerment like, women are
coming up with the technical talent also. What are your views on that? Women are the Backbone of our country. As concerned, Truepower is continuously encouraging the women in our organization. In . What are the noteworthy projects you have done in the past? our company, 10 to 15 women are working we’ve allotted various responsibilities and we are very much satisfied with them, with We’ve done various projects and worked with L&T’s, DMRC metros, one their working structure and working quality. So, we support women of our projects is in Bangladesh we’ve executed and one project is in empowerment and trying to push at every society. queue. We are planning for Arabian country also.
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. What are your expectations from Elecrama-2020? Is there any Q. What is your market reach in India and as well as globally? Qproduct launch from your side? Right now, Truepower is present in twelve cities and we’ve our ten offices in all ten cities. We’ve five thousand over dealers and distributors over the PAN India. Also, we are supplying in Bangladesh, Dubai and all these countries and importing also.
Q. What are your future plans?
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Q. Tell us about your company?
Q. What are the noteworthy projects you have done in the past?
We have done projects for Hotels, Hospitals, PGI Chandigarh (very prestigious project) with Ti range of switchboards. We have done two phases of Gurgaon smart city with Ti switchboards/Feeder pillars which will really improve the lifeline of the city. It’s going to ensure a very rugged electrical distribution system. We’ve recently started the third phase of Gurgaon smart city project. Following this, we have already bagged an order for Faridabad smart city project. We are doing these switchboards/feeder pillars projects through EPC -companies. Apart from this, we are also nearing the completion of the largest hospital project in the northern part of the country. Maa Amrita hospital -Faridabad is going to be the biggest hospital, the complete electrical low voltage distribution is being done by CMKL. Besides this, we have also completed Low voltage distribution of a leading Pharmaceutical company in Myanmar & electrical automation of air handling equipment for a leading Pharmaceutical company In Sydney (Australia).
Q. How was your Elecrama-2020 experience?
We have received an overwhelming response from the audience, including - Officials from various electrical utility organisations, end-users, electrical consultants, and project heads from different industries; who really liked the products and features. To keep up with digitalisation, all our electrical switchboards are now equipped with QR code for on-site technical support to the users. This QR code can easily be scanned using the QR code App, for Circuit & Equipment fitted in the switchboard. Each Switchboard has a unique QR code.
Q. What are your expectations from Budget-2020?
We are quite motivated and charged up by looking at the actions being taken on the economic front. 2019, for various reasons, internal and external, the entire industry had a slowdown or a downward trend. We are very close to the budget and hoping that things would be taken care of. EM
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Our company IEC (Industrial Equipments Company) was started three decades ago as a trading house and over a period of time we ventured into manufacturing and selling global products, diesel power generators ( Koel Green Gensets) under licence from Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. Thereafter, we started manufacturing partially type- tested switchboards by group company CMKL (Core Metal Krafts Ltd.). With time, the new IEC 61439- international standards got implemented & we started manufacturing TTA Switchboards Ti- Brand under a license agreement with Larson &Toubro. We’ve recently entered into a License agreement with Schneider Electric for TTA Switchboards – BLOKSET brand, thus offering the widest range of Switchboards in Fixed as well draw- out configuration.
are a lot of issues pertaining to Harmonics in electrical networks which artificially burdens cables and transformers. There are a lot of incidents/failures in cables & other electrical devices, caused by harmonics, which sometimes even lead to fires. How to take care of Harmonics: We have a product called ACTIVE HARMONIC FILTER which is installed in parallel to HARMONIC loads and it performs harmonic mitigation. We have brought this product in collaboration with ICAR-Italy. This product is also showcased in this exhibition.
Q. What are the products you sell?
Apart from the switchboards, we deal in the sandwich busbar system of L&T (S-Line Range) for power transmission from the Main power source to PCC Panels and Sub distribution to various PDBs, Rising mains for high rise buildings. We have another range of product - distribution range; MCB distribution boxes of various types addressing all needs of the last point Electrical distribution along with MCBs, Isolators & ELCBs. We have been exporting these products to around 13-14 countries through OE networks & our direct exports since last 4 years. We launched this product in the Indian market for the first time, under the brand name ENERGETICA by CMKL, in ELECRAMA.
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Q. Kindly enlighten us about the technical side & how can one take care of Harmonics?
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oliya Instruments prime motto is customer satisfaction and we strive to give maximum satisfaction to our customers by producing consistent quality products and innovating new products adapting modern production techniques and technology. Our products are very well accepted by Electricity Generating and Distributing companies, Control Panel manufacturers, Steel Plants, Fertilizer Plants, Railways, Refineries, Plastic Machine manufacturers etc and leading OEM’s.
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Q. What Goliya Instruments is all about?
Q. What are the noteworthy projects you have done in the past?
We’ve done lots of projects like, project in the sense a multinational company gets an order so our instruments are used by this company and the whole project is done by this company, like many oil refineries, thermal power stations, nuclear power stations, ECIL. (it’s a company in Hyderabad which was earlier making televisions and they were popular for that, they have a instrument division) BHEL and many others like NTPC, NPCIL, PGCIL, Indian Railways etc., they have used our instruments. Many national and international companies have been using our products for their various projects.
Q. What are your mission and vision for your company? Technically we are the pioneers and we want to be internationally a pioneer company that’s our mission.
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Q. What are your expectations from Budget-2020?
We would like the government to help the small and medium industries. In the last 5 years a lot of these small scale industry are closing down. The government can find out the reasons and take measures; such that a small company which has 10-15 people can survive and revive them.
Q. There are many debates going on for women
empowerment, women are coming up with the technical talent also. What are your views on that?
I’ve been in Japan, Taiwan, China and saw those countries especially in Japan and China in every family both are working Husband and Wife. In India also if this culture comes in, (it is there but to very less extent 5-10 percent.) Most of the ladies even today in the upper families are shy to go for work. We need a phenomenal change in our society.
Q. How’s your experience in Elecrama-2020? How’s the footfall? And is there any product launch from your side?
We have lots of new products like; vibration meters, 2000Amp clamp meters, coating thickness meters, clamp meters, panel meters and some more multi-meters. This time footfall is good and we hope that the next one is still better.
Q. What are your plans for 2020 or for upcoming years? We want to be a international company and pioneer in international business. EM
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We are a company which started manufacturing in 1982. Before that we were a part of another big company. Since, 1962 we are in the manufacturing business and before that we were in a trading business of similar items. So, our experience is about 70-75 years in this field. I am a graduate in Electronics from IIT, kharagpur and even in my previous company and now I did the development work for all electronic instruments. I’ve been trained in Japan, Taiwan and Germany; we have brought in technology for a lot of new products. At that time they were new. We were pioneers in our field. Today others have followed us.
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Alok Kishore Chief Executive Officer
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Q. What WAGO is all about?
The WAGO Group is an international, standard-setting supplier of electrical interconnection & automation products and interface electronics. It is a family owned company based in Minden, Germany with its presence in 27 countries. WAGO India is a fully owned subsidiary of WAGO Germany with a production facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. We are into 28th year in India.
Q. What are the products you offer to your customers in India as well as globally?
Q. Last year, every industry has faced economic slowdown? What are your views on that?
It’s a sector specific slowdown that WAGO India observed, for example we did have a slowdown in the products that are related to the construction industry. Overall we had a nominal impact.
Q. What are your expectations from budget 2020?
In budget 2020, we are expecting the expenditure towards infrastructure to be increased because, if there is money flow in the market then everything starts moving at a good pace. Currently, we have observed that companies are holding back on projects & orders, waiting for an improvement in market sentiment. We hope that additional push comes from the
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Q. There are many debates going on for women
empowerment, women are coming up with the technical talent also. What are your views on that?
WAGO is committed to women empowerment. In our own factory in India, women constitute nearly one third of our blue-collar work force and we do find that they are better than the male workers in few important areas. On the white-collar front we currently don’t have as many women as we would wish to have and hope to hire more in years to come.
Q. What are your expectations from Elecrama-2020?
How’s the footfall you are getting? And is there any product launch from your side?
The footfall in this edition is far better than the previous one. We had just launched few industry relevant products couple of months ago. One of the highlight is the Pro2 power supply which delivers the world’s highest energy efficiency. We are currently focussing towards products that will be used in automation and in Smart City applications or for energy & current monitoring which would help in lowering the cost of energy.
Q. What are your plans for 2020?
In 2020 it will be a landmark year for WAGO, we are coming up with our new factory. We are looking forward to the construction of our new factory in Vadodara. We will be shifting our current production facility from Noida to Vadodara during the course of Q3 in this year. It’s a sizeable investment for WAGO and it shows the confidence of headquarter and its commitment towards Indian market. We have allocated around INR 200 crores in this new factory at Vadodara as phase 1 investment. EM
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Predominantly, we have three category of products; Electrical Interconnection range for DIN-rails, circuit boards or junction boxes, pluggable connectors in cable ducts or control cabinets. Second is Electronics comprising of SMPS, UPS, circuit breaker, relays, signal conditioners and other current & energy measurement products. Third category of products that we have is Automation range including Controllers, PLCs, I/O modules, industrial switches, HMIs and others.
budget, as this motivates these projects to move and in turn boost the economy.
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Naresh Ramavat Director
E-link Enterprise
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Link Advance Earthing System is ideal Earthing System for all kind of electrical application, sensitive electronic equipment link Computers, CNC machines, ATMs, Medical Instrument etc Dual Electrode Technology Dual Electrode consist Outer electrode and Inner electrode.
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In modern era, use of electricity has been tremendously increased and hence need of safe and reliable Earthing has been arises. Conventional Earthing System uses pipe or plate as electrode and mixture of salt and charcoal is used as Back Filling Compound. Due to use of Salt and Charcoal it gets fast corrosion which reduced the life of Earthing System. The resistance value of Earthing system increases over a time. Conventional Earthing system which is used from years require more installation time, frequent maintenance, having lesser life and unreliable. E-link Advanced Earthing has been developed after a consistent R&D and is being manufactured & marketed from years. With years of expertise has helped in evolving innovative cost effective & environment friendly solutions for grounding requirements with special earth conductivity improvement material. Stringent quality controls make it more effective in wide range of usages. This premium quality product is materialized to replace the conventional methods of earthing and provide complete solution suitable to any application requires high performance earthing. 76
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Q. What is chemical earthing and how the name came ?
Earthing system require back filling material. Instead of use of salt and charcoal as back filling material, mixture of various natural minerals by some manufacturer was started to sale as back filling compound which was coming in bag packing which slowly known as chemical bag and then over the time whole system called as chemical earthing system. It is true it is not its technical name but in last ten years users and traders has given this name.
Q. Why proper care should be given in selection of chemical
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Earthing role comes into picture when earth fault occurs, otherwise it remain silent. Hence if not selected properly, cheaper earthing system may cause either fatal accident or heavy damage like fire caused due to non-tripping or delayed tripping of relays and circuit breaker.
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and filling salt and charcoal surrounding to that metal pipe. Achieving good resistance value is necessary condition for all kind of earthing whether it is conventional earthing or chemical earthing but more important is to maintain less fluctuation in resistance value, longer life of earthing system and reliability of earthing system in tripping or relays as earth fault may occur in one year of installation or may occur ten year after installation but once it occur relay has to trip in designed time. At present some of chemical earthing manufacturer who sales chemical earthing at very low price mixes salt and fine coal powder in back filling compound and hence initially resistance value are achieved but as salt and coal powder leads to corrosion and hence in few year the life of earthing system get finished.
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E- Link Advanced Earthing System contain two components : 1. E - Link Dual Electrode Technology Earthing Electrode 2. Earth Conductivity Improvement Material-ECIM Dual Electrode Technology consist Outer electrode and Inner electrode. Hot Dip Galvanized B class Mild Steel Pipe or Copper Bonded Mild steel Pipe is used as Outer Electrode and Hot Dip Galvanized Mild Steel Strip or Copper Bonded Mild Steel Strip inserted inside the pipe electrode to the full length from top to bottom is used as Inner Electrode. E Link Copper Bonded Electrode are made by high quality molecularity bonding pure electrolytic copper (99.9%) with low carbon and high tensile steel. Special highly conductive and non corrosive material is pressurized filled between the Outer and Inner Electrode which safeguard the electrode getting corrode over a long period of time under the soil. Thus even if the outer electrode is corrodes after some years, Inner Electrode remains intact which increases the life of Earthing System. E-Link Enterprise has developed special Earth Conductivity Improvement Material ( ECIM ) which is used as Back Fill Material around the Earth Electrode which enhances the soil conductivity in excellent way. It swells considerably when mixed with water and retain ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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. What should be taken care while purchasing good chemical earthing system ? It is fact that there are number of chemical earthing systems available in market which are sold purely on price basis and hence day by day in the competition of making product cheaper, performance of product is compromised. While selecting dual earthing electrode technology based chemical earthing, one should ensure that outer pipe is of ISI marked, minimum B class pipe for heavy wall thickness, heavy size inner strip which not only ensure proper fault current handling capacity but also ensure longer life of overall system. The gap between outer pipe and inner strip must be filled with highly conductive material having self-resistivity less than 0.13 ohm mtr or near to it while in cheaper product the value of this resistivity lies above 30 ohm mtr. For saving the cost, cheaper earth electrode does not insert inner strip in full length till bottom and their inner strip are not welded at bottom. All these factor affect performance of the product in fault condition and it fails in protecting the human and equipment. We have explained these things in our technical brochure in details.
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special features of your product and its advantages and benefits?
Our products are tested and certified by ERDA and CPRI. We use ISI marked Standard Pipe having heavy wall thickness used as Outer Electrode and highly conductive and non-corrosive material used as Filling Material inside the Pipe having self-resistivity value less than 0.13 ohm mtr which increases the life of
the earthing system. Outer Electrode and Inner Electrode are welded at Top and Bottom Both side so that continual and uniform distribution of fault current is achieved.
Q. What are the new products that you are showcasing in this Elecrama?
Earthing Chamber and ECIM Super , these two are new products we are showcasing in this ELECRAMA. Earthing chamber we have displayed which design is registered by Patent Office and it has been highly appreciated by our client. The specially of the Earthing Chamber is its hinged door design make it anti theft, its square shape make its architect friendly, sticker pasted on top provides onsite data recording facility, light weight makes its transportation easy and its top cover is tested for 5 Ton linear load pressure test. ECIM Super is Earth Back Fill Compound which is manufactured as per IEC Standard. The resistivity value of ECIM in dry condition and in wet set condition remains less than 0.12 ohm mtr. It has passed all test like leaching test, resistivity test, sulphur content test and corrosion resistant test as per IEC.
Q. What are the challenges in Earthing business ?
There are many challenges in this industry. The first most important challenge is transforming customer mind from price to specification. We are working on educating customer about what should be the specification of earthing however lots to be done in this area. Another challenge is that there are many manufactures of chemical earthing system but problems lies in presence of genuine manufacturers, many manufacturer for increasing sales provide poor specification product at cheap price. Thirdly is there is issue of lack of high technology for testing of earthing product in the country. Like corrosion testing as per IEC standard done by very limited laboratory.
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water for long time. This improves bonding between soil and Earth Electrode which is crucial part in earthing. It maintains moisture surrounding to the Earth Electrode. There is no need to recharge the earth pit in normal type of soil. Unlike salt, ECIM is insoluble in water and hence does not wash out during rain. It is corrosion resistive. ECIM is soil friendly and environment friendly material. E-Link Enterprise also manufacture cu boned solid rod and HDGI solid rod.
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I am thankful to Elecrama management for providing us a platform to explain about our product, technology and specification to prospect which shall help us in expanding our business. EM
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rotectWell Earthing Pvt. Ltd. have the main association in the field of chemical earthing manufacturing, Installation, and giving back up administrations to our Earthing Electrode ProtectWell Earth Electrode and refill compound material which is a better item and similarly valued than different items in Indian market and furthermore our item is justified for a long time for any assembling deformities. We are now providing our item to prestigious clients and government organizations.
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items in Indian market and furthermore our item is justified for a long time for any assembling deformities. We are now providing our item to prestigious clients and government organizations. We are best in business and also OEMâ₏™s for major brands and we stick to technical enhancement with updating market and developments. Our organization is completely committed in giving the ||www.electricalmirror.net||
hence we always have added advantage over competition.
Q. What is your view regarding change in the market
structure of India? Indian market structure always depended upon government policy. This year automobile industry felt the wrath of the same. Being Oligopsony market electrical market sector is unharmed and major policy decisions always bypass this sector. Currently privatisation of many government entities are in discussion and this will create a new structure where competition will be open and fierce. Fingers crossed for new direction of Indian market scenario.
Q. How would you describe change in India’s electrical
industry in the recent times? Electrical market is changing rapidly along with technological development and getting cost competitive because of digital evolution. Indian electrical market is . Would you enlighten us regarding your product huge and there is always room for a lot of businessmen. Hence cutting corners is easier than ever before, range? particularly electrical safety is always neglected. Being We are manufacturing: an engineering company it is very hard to see such 1. Chemical earthing Electrode/Pipe earthing electrodes negligence. But recently, public awareness seems to be I. GI Earthing Electrode growing. This is encouraging for our industry.
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II. Copper bonded earthing electrode III. Pure copper earthing electrode IV. Copper bonded Earthing rod Earth Pith Cover Back Fill Compound All Earthing Accessories GI Strip Copper Strip Aluminium Strip Conventional Lightning Arrestor ESE Lightning Arrestor
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with regard to industry? Government budget is comparatively neutral and not much aggression in it to boost current slow trend. But of course it provided a base ground work to small businesses to prosper.
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plans for upcoming years? We are planning to spread awareness among forthcoming generation regarding electrical safety we are in line with signing MOUs with local ITIs to serve the same purpose. . What differentiates you as opposed to your We want to make people at the end of chain in this field to understand practical implementation and utility competitors? We always try to our best ourselves. We are proud to say of variety of electrical safety in regard with lightening that we provide customise solution along with traditional and earthing protection. manufacturing. This allows us to understand market . Would share with us your experience at Elecrama demands and avail optimise but technically sound and Elecrama is always a best platform for B2B and B2c practically 100% ASURED solution. We have seen competition come and go but sustainability communication. Event like this always opens up endless is based on client’s trust which is rare commodity now business opportunities. In order to stay updated with days. We provide each solution with same focus and care current research and their implementations Elecrama has provided a superior platform. EM
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financially optimistic and perpetual answer for all sorts of your earthing necessities. The organization is part of Vighnaharta Group (Since 1989) by a gathering of qualified electrical specialists, and has consistently added to the advancement of electrical earthing methods. Supported with a solid R & D group, our association has dependably been resolved to convey quality items and furthermore our item is justified for a long time for any assembling defects. Therefore, ProtectWell Earth Electrode is a confided in name in India and abroad. Our organization is going by a group of committed, roused and qualified specialists in their zones of activities and skill in their individual fields of Electrical Earthing from the last over four years, in this way we comprehend the customer's need and work with the objective "to be the best at what we are and continue taking a stab at each opportunity.
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nterTech has established goodwill and a feeling of trust amongst it’s clients which makes it different from other companies that are operational in the electrical earthing industry. The company is instrumental in catering to all kinds of electrical earthing application of railways, industrial complexes, gas, power stations, electrical systems and water plants etc.
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Inter Tech has been a reputed name in the earthing industry and has served a long list of clients who are completely satisfied with the technical competitiveness of the company. Marconite, Conductive concrete aggregate offered for the earthing needs has become a pioneer product in the industry. The company has served many prestigious clients such as Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, L&T Simplicity Engineers, Cement Corporation of India , MES Delhi Zone , New Delhi Municipal Council , Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, National Fertilizer LTD and more. Inter Tech introduced Marconite conductive aggregate in 2011 , through a joint development and research that was conducted at the beginning of the seventies by PMC & Guglielmo Marconi’s Marcony Company Ltd. Being the only corrosion free solution, zero maintenance requirements, it is the only product which can offer permanent stable solution for a longer duration as long as 50 years. We have channel partners across India to cater 80
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the needs across Pan India. So far, we have installed more than 30,000 electrodes across Pan india.
Q. What is your vision?
Our vision is to promote Surakshit Bharat to save the precious lives which we are loosing on account of poor earthing and through our efforts we are trying to build a safer India. Our sincere efforts for spreading the awareness for the earthing needs and its design needs has been much supported by Fire safety association of India, Council of Architects, Indian Green building council and various industrial associations and prestigious MEP consultants of the country.
Q. Is earthing a standard solution?
Can insurance premium be a standard premium for a 10 year old child and 65 year old gentleman?? No, it can not be. As insurance premium is not a standard solution for the different age people, and the premium varies too as per the insurance cover requirement. Similarly, Earthing is not a standard ||www.electricalmirror.net||
solution. A single rod of 3 meter is a misguided standard solution prevailing in the industry. Earthing design varies as per the Soil resistivity of the site. For an example, a site having soil resistivity of 10hm-m would require a different solution as compared to a site having 65 ohm-m soil resistivity. Poor standard solution prevailing in the industry has caused many precious lives. It is very sad to note that in India 13 lives are lost every day on account of electrocution whereas for UK, this number is 8 for the whole year. This is a heart breaking reality for a country like India.
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Q. What is special about Marconite ?
Reason of failure of any earthing electrode is only and only “Corrosion”. Be it conventional earthing or chemical earthing, they get corrode and their performance becomes unstable. Within few years, electrode is lost due to the corrosion. Marconite earthing system, the only “Corrosion free” solution is an advanced conductive concrete aggregate that provides permanent, stable as well as low resistance earthing solutions that are workable in several complex ground conditions. It enables the electrical engineers to get a stable, permanent and low resistance earthing solutions that help the engineers handle the most complex soil conditions and get right earthing solutions across the world. Marconite is manufactured in an extremely careful manner by the specialists and is packed in UV resistant value topped poly ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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How this technology is replacing conventional technology. So would say it is better than chemical earthing?
Every year, several people risk their lives due to improper earthing system. So much concern is being raised on the dangerous impacts of chemical earthing that a strong urge to introduce a new earthing system is felt. Marconite earthing, the new system by Inter Tech is much safer and beneficial as compared to chemical earthing. In chemical earthing, several chemicals such as Bentonite, charcoal and salt deeply impact the sub soil of the location of earthing through leaching as well as polluting water tables. Marconite Earthing is in complete sync with your earthing needs as it has low resistivity. Other features are versality, high strength, chemically inert and easy to use. Thus in short, Marconite is better than Chemical Earthing. Lots of accidents can be prevented if we avoid usage of newer technology in earthing solutions.
Q. Brief us about the earthing market in India.
Well, our experience with the industry has been an eye opener for us. A decade ago, seeing the kind of earthing solutions which were getting used in India, we did think to bring Marconite to India and we brought it in 2011. Earthing being treated as a standard solution challenged us for convincing the need of correct design and soil resistivity test and on top of that higher cost of the marconite (Laughingly, although, it costs much less in the life span of 50 years), it was a difficult beginning. Our experience in last one decade has taught us that earthing is a completely neglected subject. It is surprising that people are conscious about living a luxurious life but however there is little or no awareness about importance of earthing in their home or factories or institutes. They will wke up only once some accident or fatal fault happens. Also. we are spreading more awareness for the design needs of the earthing, and earthing cant be a standard design.Slowly but steadily both awareness and consciousness has been raised amongst people but it has to gain it’s momentum. We hope more people will join us in our mission “Surakshit Bharat” which is to safeguard more lives. EM
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Earthing solution is a matter of design. It cannot be standard. Let us understand with the easier analogy of the Insurance solution Before offering a solution to you, an insurance advisor would ask you 2 basic questions A) What is your age B) What cover you are looking for. Keeping the insurance analogy, an Earthing designer would ask you 2 questions A) what is your soil resistivity B) What earth resistance you require? Now, the next question is why do you want to measure the soil resistivity as all the electrodes go below the ground. It is important to know Why? Earth is not uniform throughout. Every place has different terrains, moisture level and water tables. Soil resistivity test determines the resistive capacity of the soil to accept the fault current. For example rock soils are more resistive as compared to the soft soil. Therefore, earthing solution for the Rock soil would be different from soft soil. For instance , for soft soil, 3 metre to meet 1 Ohm but in some rocky place 30 metres rod might be used to meet 1 ohm requirement. Now question arises, what ohmic value do we need for the earth electrode. The answer lies in the kind of application and voltage levels of the system.
sacks and palletized. Marconite earth electrodes have a better track record and are utilized for important earthing solutions to a variety of soils. USP of the Marconite is that it can perform in the rocky soils where no other earthing material performs. That is why it is said (where other earthing fails, people rely upon Marconite)
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herever networks are built and evolving and where energy needs are expanding, both in developed countries and in emerging countries, the CAHORS Group’s challenge is to connect energy to people. The group’s teams work as close as possible to projects and decisionmakers to support development and to design and propose technical and technological solutions tailored to every need.
Alexandre Ramat Managing Director
Transfix India
Q. Would you share the success stories of
Transfix India Pvt. Ltd since it’s inception? CAHORS is pioneer of Hermetic Technology-Non Gas Cushioned Transformers manufacturer and Exporter. Created Premium Quality . Brief us your view of this year’s budget with regard to Brand in Distribution Transformer Segment since 2012, having industry. PAN India Installations.
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Hermetically Sealed distribution Transformers ( Mineral & Natural/ Ester Oil ) With Level II & III BIS Losses. Range—25 KVA TO 3150 KVA,11/22/33 KV Compact Sub Station’s—200KVA To 2000 KVA Please refer our Advertisement
Q. What makes you different from your competitors? Maintenance /Leakage Free Technology for long life with Compact Size.
CAHORS is focusing and enhancing client basket using Natural/Ester Oil based product line
Q. What is your outlook regarding the status of the power industry?
Power sector need to give to Renewable Energy better priority and value for money. The electricity rate in wind segment for example is so low that projects may be delayed or asking for cheap products without understanding the Return on Invest of the long term use of MV transformers which are Capital Equipments and not just “commodities”. Our products are very interesting for End Users understanding what is Total Cost of Ownership. They will realise the benefit for them when using our products.
Q. How do you view smart grid electricity’s future in India? Q. Would you share with us about your upcoming plans. There will be more opportunities for Quality Product Manufacturers. Q. What do you opine about changes in the electrical industry?
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for many years (e.g. transport, HVAC, trains etc.), so that an even stronger industry focus can be realized. However, The EMKA Group is the world leader for locking systems, conventional and electronic locking solutions for switch hinges, sealings and gaskets, which are used in cabinets in cabinet construction remain one of the core businesses of general as well as control cabinets for electronics and electrical the EMKA Group. engineering. In the areas of air conditioning technology and transport, EMKA is one of the leading manufacturers . How was your experience in Elecrama-2020? How’s of locking technology. Within these areas EMKA offers a the footfall and have you launched any new product in comprehensive product range of ingenious locking technology from a single source. The modular program structure allows Elecrama? Every exhibition offers the opportunity to talk with our a unique variety of components. customers, to talk about our new products, about future, about The high quality and product standards are guaranteed by how we can do our service better, to talk about problems an excellent manufacturing know-how and by the certified and how we can solve them. Sometimes it’s not possible process control according to ISO 9001. to get enough time due to daily business. So, Exhibitions The EMKA Group is divided into four business units allowing facilitating to discuss above points. a clear focus on individual sectors and tailor-made solutions for customers. With its high level of in-house production, . There are many debates going on for women EMKA is in control of the entire production flow in every empowerment, women are coming up with the technical unit — from the conceptto the finished product. talent also. What are your views on that? High quality and product standards are guaranteed by Women empowerment is taken very seriously at EMKA across excellent manufacturing know-how. The in-house tool and all international subsidiaries. At EMKA women and female mold making, as well as state-of-the-art development, engineers work especially in production, sales, purchasing manufacturing and testing methods, ensure a maximum of and design. Female employees are one of EMKA's central product quality and reliability. assets and an integrative component and basic pillar of EMKA's worldwide success. . What are the noteworthy projects you have done in the past? . What is your market reach in India as well as globally? EMKA is the world market leader for closures, hinges and seals Since 2007 EMKA has its own sales office in Bangalore with used in switch cabinet construction. Every year we realize about currently 23 employees. In mid 2020 EMKA will complete 500 projects of different sizes for customers. In many projects, its new plant in India at the Bhilai location. By then EMKA apart from the standardized 15,000 catalogue products of will have a plant with 12,000 square meters of floor space EMKA, customized solutions are designed, equipped with and 4,000 square meters of production area. tools and produced for individual customers worldwide. It is the declared goal of EMKA's management for India to This includes solutions for the world's largest switch cabinet double the sales volume in the next three years and at the manufacturer, the largest manufacturer of rail vehicles and same time to respond even more to the individual needs of a major German bank with international operations. its Indian customers. This will be achieved in particular by Our design center in Germany with more than 30 meeting the special wishes of individual customers in India developers and engineers develops the latest generation with individual projects: Great customer service, customising, of tailor-made solutions. Many of these projects become and production on site! standard productswithin the EMKA catalogue, so that all EMKA customers benefit at least. In this respect EMKA delivers . What are your plans for 2020? innovations non-stop – and in series. As of 2019, EMKA is active in 52 countries and generated sales of approximately 290 million euros. This year we plan . What are your mission and vision towards EMKA? to be active in 56 countries with a targeted sales growth In addition, EMKA is striving to significantly expand its of 7%. EM market share in other industries that have also been supplied
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Q. What are some of the highlights of RenewX 2020? How will it be different from previous editions?
The forthcoming 5th edition of RenewX 2020 has so much to offer to the sector. A congregation of leading 150 + Exhibitors, 7,000 + Trade Visitors representing captive industries, Chinese Pavilion, Launch of whitepapers and sector reports, Skill Competition on the floor, Rich technical conference sessions focusing on AgroPV, Rooftop Solar, Solar Pumping Solutions, CEO Conclave powered by World Bank / E&Y and Bio Energy sessions are destined to enrich the knowledge landscape of the participants. Very compact and closely knit environment will make business happen at ease.
Q. What are some of the new and emerging challenges for the renewable?
The RE sector currently stands at the cusp of yet another era of explosive growth. The mandate, and approach, of the Government is clearer than ever before with the magnitude of tenders being announced telling the story. However few of the key challenges that glare this sector for quite some time now are: Continuous shrinking margins of the developers, thus, stressing the bottom-lines of many corporates, Tariff caps currently in place, thus, demotivating developers to bid for Govt projects, Expanding the net of BIS certification & Safeguard duties on multiple components that’s not only expensive, but, time consuming as well. This puts entire value chain @ strain, thus, impacting elasticity of the market. Top of all challenges is de-clotting of payment pipeline by state
Discoms i.e. improving financial health of power distribution companies. Another critical challenge is ensuring quality quotient of the modules in long run i.e. to continue deriving more power per WP. This needs technological innovations of designing & improvising module layout. Not too far is yet another challenge that glares this sector and would need redressal is the Disposal of modules in environmentally friendly way.
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. What are the most promising and emerging technologies which would be most relevant for meeting future renewable requirements? I handpick bi-facial modules in addition to Solar + Storage solutions that’d be most relevant for meeting requirements. Also Electric Vehicles + Solarised Charging stations will embark upon new era of energy revolution. Floating Solar & Agro PV (Being newer applications though!!) will open up yet another horizon of mass consumption of Solar energy in our lives.
Q. What is your message to your exhibitors and to end users who look forward to visiting RenewX 2020 event?
My message to all participating stakeholders @ RenewX 2020 is to leverage the 2-days of intense business opportunities to the maximum, network with domain experts, generate business leads, learn new technologies, recent product developments trending RE sector these days and newer applications that have potential to contribute to the growth story of the region. Enjoy, Appreciate and go home richer in knowledge and connections established.
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FOUR SHOWS – ONE PLATFORM BOMBAY CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE NOVEMBER 2020 GOREGAON (EAST), MUMBAI, INDIA
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ELECRAMA 2020 : NextGen receives prestigious 2nd Runners up award for best product developed by Indian Exhibitor.
N Ather Salim Director Next Gen Equipments Pvt. Ltd.
ext Gen Equipments Pvt. Ltd. (NGEPL) is an active Organization in the Indian Power Sector industry with its strong technical know-how. Management team of NGEPL has over eighteen years of experience in the Indian Power industry and with strong customer relationship & support from various overseas principals, NGEPL has got wide acceptance in the Indian power industry. NGEPL is committed to offer complete range of High Voltage Testing & Measuring equipment. These equipments provide applications in the Lab as well as in the field for testing various electrical parameters of Transformers, Generators, Motors, Cables, Bushings, Switchgear, Relay, Oil and Other electrical equipments and its accessories. NGEPL is proud to be associated as Sales & service representative of following world class companies in INDIA. NextGen Equipments Pvt. Ltd. got 2nd Runner up award for Best product developed by the Indian Exhibitor. Next Gen is serving power sector industry with it’s high quality products . It is known for it’s technical knowhow and this award is a mere reflection of all the innovation and hardwork that goes into products of NGEPL. The award was handed over by Anil Saboo (Chairman, Organizing Committee), Sunil Misra(Director General) and RK Chugh ( President IIEEMA) EM
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Quality Comes First,
At Gloster Cables Limited
Vinay Rathi Director
Gloster Cables Ltd.
GLOSTER CABLES LIMITED, one of the leading cable manufacturers and suppliers of Cables to power utilities in India , was incorporated in the year 1995. The production facilities of Gloster Cable Ltd. have been designed to match customer expectations and are compatible with the requirements of the National and International Standards , which made the company to be one of the leading Cable suppliers to power utilities. In its efforts to manufacture quality products, a state-of-the-art infrastructure equipped with sophisticated machinery and testing equipment has been created at its manufacturing units. Talking about Elecrama 2020 and participation of Gloster Cables Limited in the event, Mr. Vinay Rathi, Director (Maraketing), Gloster Cables Limited has shared his views. He said that “Elecrama is a great platform and we had a good time in the event. We’ve got a good number of visitors in terms of buyers and suppliers. Gloster Cables Limited is looking towards a good amount of expansion in 2020 considering ensuing General Budget for 2020 as well. We are highly encouraged with government’s announcement of spending 1 lakh 5 thousand crores to promote infrastructure development across the country. With this as our yard stick, Gloster is framing up our business strategy, obviously adhering to our stringent quality standard for our entire product range.
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He further added that “In the year 2019, there was a slowdown. However, our company has initiated to increase the production capacity. Government is also taking a lot of measures with goal to Make India a five trillion economy, which will help us to expand our business.” EM
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As a First Time Participant, H.D Wires had a Successful Spell in Elecrama 2020
E Dilip Dev Chairman
H.D Wires Pvt. Ltd.
stablished in the year 1988, H. D. Wires Private Limited, is one of the eminent manufacturers, suppliers and traders of an unlimited compilation of Galvanized Wires and Cables. Their product collection encompasses Flat Cable Armoring Wires, Round Cable Armoring Wires and Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced, which are proffered in a diversified range of specifications, to cater to the several demands of our esteemed purchasers in the business. Applauded and welcomed for its tough construction, durability, excellent resistance to corrosion, lightweight, ease of installation and minimal maintenance, the series is highly asked for. Named as one of the preferred choices in the business, our company has reached great success heights, in the past decade. Talking about Elecrama and future plans of H.D Wires, Mr. Dilip Dev, Chairman, H.D Wires said, “It’s our first participation in Elecrama, we’ve been associated with other events but Elecrama is different. The footfall here is very good and we are looking forward to meet some potential buyers here and may be we’ll get some good clientele from here too.”
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“We’re very optimistic about 2020, looking at the last two months we can say there has been a momentum in the economy. We are working for achieving our desired goals and in 2020 we’ll focus on achieving all our targets. Recently we have started two three products, one is the G.I Cable tape for railway signaling, railway sleeper wire for railway tracks and P.C wire for rural electricity poles. Railway Ministry has announced many renovation projects and we hope that those projects will help us and the industry as well. Main problem for the industry is finance and banking, there is lack of confidence among the manufacturers regarding financing of projects,” he further added. H.D Wires is not only manufacturing for Indian market we are also exporting our products to 9 different markets such as, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka etc. EM
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Mecc Alte - A World Leader for Alternator Solutions
www.meccalte.com
Mecc Alte is a global leader in providing Industrial Alternator solutions. They have 4 manufacturing units located in Italy, the UK, China and India. Each facility is dedicated towards the production of world-class Alternators, with complete manufacturing in Mecc Alte SpA and Mecc Alte Power Products in Italy (1 – 5,000kVA), Mecc Alte UK in Great Britain (1 – 3,000kVA), Mecc Alte Haimen in China (7.5 – 3,000kVA) and Mecc Alte India in Pune, India (6.5 – 750kVA). Talking about Elecrama 2020 & Mecc Alte India’s future expansion plans Mr. Shashwata Dutta, Managing Director, Mecc Alte, shared his views. He said, “Elecrama is a frontier exhibition in its category and the entire industry looks forward to this. In this kind of competitive industrial situation, everyone is looking for newer Shashwata Dutta raw material sources, vendors, and Elecrama is a great platform to meet different people.” Managing Director Mr. Dutta said, “We had a fairly steady performance in 2019 and were able to manage the Mecc Alte slowdown with minimal impact. We encountered a month or two of sluggishness but now we are looking forward to robust demand in the coming months of 2020. Indian industry is going through a phase of transition in many segments and that is the reason for such temporary blips. For instance the automobile industry is moving towards EV and this will create new opportunities for us. The power sector is moving towards greener energy which could open up some new segments. We are also going to introduce our new range of value added accessories such as Battery Chargers, Genset Controllers and Engine Controllers. Last year the government reduced the corporate tax which was a big move. We can’t expect much more from the government apart from reducing the cost of funds and providing the infrastructure. The real demand for industrial products comes through infrastructure projects and government is giving immense focus on infrastructure already, so we can expect a good growth in coming future.” “Mecc Alte is a world leader in its segment; we are the largest independent manufacturer of industrial alternators. We make Industrial Alternators from 5Kva to 750 kVA in India. For higher kVA upto 5000kVA we source the product from our Group companies. With this we offer a complete range of alternators. In India we started about 10 years back and till now we’ve got around 16-17 percent of market share by displacing the older players. Achieving this kind of share shows the quality of product we sell. We have to maintain a good balance between price and quality to offer the maximum value to our clients. If we talk about Indian market, the pressure on price is much higher as compared to the European market. We are maintaining the right balance between these factors and this is shown by our growing market presence”, he further added. “Mr. Sameer Wagh, Sr. GM Sales elaborated that, Mecc Alte offers the widest range Alternator right from 1 kVA to 5000 kVA in LV, MV & HV. Now Indian customer have the choice of Mecc Alte’s entire range from 1 kVA to 5000 kVA either manufactured in India or imported from Mecc Alte Europe or China. Mecc Alte India completes 10 years of its inauguration in April 2020, Mr. Wagh has been with Mecc Alte India since its inception and mentioned that in last 10 years Mecc Alte’s steady growth, is due its ability to attract and retain Customers on the strengths of its Unique Product features, Technological superiority, Reliability, Customer relations and response.” EM
From Left to Right, Mr. Sameer Wagh, Sr. General Manager, Mr. Shashwata Dutta, Managing Director, & Mr. Suraj Gupta, Regional Incharge(North), Mecc-Alte India
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Axis Electrical: A Leading Manufacturer of Electrical Components in India
www.axis-india.com
Starting in 1994, Axis has exported its products and services to over 80 countries around the world from its headquarters in Mumbai. With 25 years of experience Axis has grown into one of the leading Indian brands for Electrical Components. As a result, Axis has been rated by CRISIL, an S&P Global company, as having the highest performance capability and financial strength. Mr. Kanderp Khandwala, MD, Axis Electricals Components (India) Pvt. Ltd. has shared his views about Elecrama and budget 2020. He said, “The experience in Elecrama is good; we’ve got some focused people who are looking for a quality company for electrical components. Axis as a brand has grown in the domestic market Kanderp Khandwala in last 2-3 years and Elecrama being a major show for electrical Managing Director industry attracts many industry visitors, who are keen to see the new Axis Electrical Components innovations happening in the industry. In this edition of Elecrama we (India) Pvt. Ltd. have introduced two major ranges of products, one is smart meters and second is Earthing & lighting protection system, along with a combined solution.” “2019 was an exceptional year for us because in that one year we’ve reported 75 percent growth and in 2020-2021 we are expecting another 50 percent growth and we are seeing a lot of energy within Team Axis to take up the challenge. It has been informed by the Finance Minister that government is going to spend a huge amount on infrastructure sector which is a primary source of business. Apart from that there will be some amount which will be spend on the electrical & power sector and it’ll bring business to the sector and to us”, Mr. Kanderp Khandwala added. EM
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Providing Best quality products to market worldwide
Bruno Weber General Sales Manager
ETL Prüftechnik
ETL Prüftechnik offers intelligent CE test systems and test devices for checking the electrical safety of electrical products. The brothers Richard and Karl Baumann laid the foundation for today's "ETL Prüftechnik GmbH" with the "Elektrotechnisches Laboratorium" in Stuttgart in 1946. The company is best known for the test devices and automatic test machines which ensures efficiency and process reliability through a well-designed operating concept and a future-oriented concept for connecting all test devices and test systems to the information technologies of today and tomorrow by meeting standards and norms. In their journey they are providing quality products to markets worldwide.
www.etl-prueftechnik.de
While discussing about ETL’s stand on changing market dynamics worldwide, Mr. Weber calls ETL as a company which knows the market and proposes the best technology for the customers market. He also talked about close bond that ETL shares with it’s customers and partners. Talking about customers, he told us that the main aim from ETL’s side is to provide experience rather than products. This helps ETL to maintain the status amongst it’s customers and partners. He feels that there is no difference between Indian and European markets as the main aim is providing experience to the customers. Mr. Weber when asked about Next Gen said that it’s a recent collaboration and this is a huge success. He told us,“We supply our products to Next Gen. It’s roughly one year old relationship with Next Gen. It is a success”. EM
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Accord ElectroPower: India's reputed Manufacturer of Power and Distribution Transformers
www.aepgroup.in
Accord Electropower Pvt. Ltd., under tagline “PURE & SURE POWER” is committed in the manufacturing of Power, Distribution & Instrument Transformers. It has a wide range of transformers varies from 10 kVA to 25 MVA, single phase to three phase, 11 kV to 132 kV voltage class. The organization caters to wide area of industrial segments from power utility to renewable energy sector in India & abroad and a track record for completing the successful delivery in Indian Government initiatives such as DDUGJY, IPDS & Saubhagya. Accord is committed to provide the quality product with competitive pricing & best lead time to the customers. In conversation with Mr. Deepak Kumar Gaur, Managing Director, Accord Electropower Pvt. Ltd., we have got the current trend of transformers business and Accord’s experience in Elecrama 2020 and company’s expansion plans. Have a word for Elecrama 2020 he said, “Elecrama this year experienced Deepak Kumar Gaur new energy and have a good participation from industries locally and Managing Director globally. We have got a lot of orders from global customers. As compared Accord Electropower to 2019, this year have a new energy and vision. In last year, there are lot of transformer scams in India and due to this pricing is going down and there are many competitors available in this business.” Further, he told us about company’s expansion plans, “In 2018, we have started our second unit in Greater Noida to maximize the production capacity and now we are planning to move forward and to plan the investment in one more unit for 220 kV class by next year. Currently we are manufacture around 700 units per month for distribution and 10 units per month for power. As an expansion we are planning to produce 1000 units per month for distribution and at least 20 units per month for power. EM
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Clariant Power Systems, Providing Best Solutions From Last Two Decades
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ncorporated in the year 1998, the Clariant Power System Ltd is one of the leading manufacturers, exporters and service providers of a wide assortment of Reactive Power and Power Quality Management Systems. The company offers the clients from both local and global markets with a qualitative and superior performing range of Reactive Power and Power Quality Solutions. Mr. Baldev Raj Narang while expressing the opinion on Elecrama, he described it to be as impressive, more organized and better managed than previous times. While discussing about the industry he said, “It is going through a struggling phase at this time. The industry is experiencing slowdown in most of the sectors. However it is a passing phase and the industry will rise up from its difficult period and market will flourish in the coming months. We have diversified into exports as well.
The market trends in India have not been going as per our expectations.” He also added, “Structural changes that have been brought about have adversely impacted the businesses in short term throughout the country. However, these structural changes are good from the long term perspective. We have been able to partly offset the local slowdown impact due to our diversification in export segment and have thus managed to stay afloat. EM
"We are a leader in design and manufacture of safety solutions." Giovenzana is a 70 years old company. Over the time, Giovenzana International B.V has become a leader in the design and manufacture of world renowed Italian excellence in Safety Solutions. They provide superior products in full accordance with the new international standards. All their products undergo a rigorous inspection process in order to guarantee security and quality for all operators and end users. It’s head office is at Netherlands. Their product range includes - Material handling, Automation, Lift and Elevator. Our product quality is known worldwide and it is known for the safety solutions that it provides in Manoj Singh the market. Country Head-INDIA When asked about Indian market, Mr. Manoj Singh said, “There is a Giovenzana Controls India Pvt. Ltd. difference between customers within India. The Indian customers are divided no doubt but we prefer to provide quality products to the entire Indian market. Quality is what we are aiming at rather than quantity.” He also added ,“Our price in India is based according to the market.” Talking about potential of the Indian market, he referred to the market having huge potential for business. In India, future is bright according to him. While putting forward his views, he referred that Elecrama has been growing every year. It has provided us a fantastic platform for interaction with people from various quarters. He said, “We would never want to miss this exhibition because it’s a great event.” EM
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Metravi offers accuracy and toughtest quality standards
Vikram Bhansali Director Metravi Instruments Pvt. Ltd.
Metravi is one of the largest manufacturers & distributors of Electrical & Electronic Test and Measuring Instruments in India. Metravi offers a complete bouquet of hi-tech, reliable, quality instruments; it’s a one stop shop for any test and measurement need. Innovation is their forte and they also combine instrumentation needs into product packages, so that Engineers can carry and use single instruments instead of multiple. Metravi is dedicated to offer feature-driven instrumentation of highest quality yet within reach of every strata of users and have been introducing a variety of new products over the years, keeping in pace with latest cutting-edge technologies & innovations. The Metravi range of instruments offers highest accuracy, ruggedness and utmost reliability, having met and exceeded the toughest quality standards set by the industry as well as users. In Elecrama 2020, we got a chance to interact with Mr. Vikram Bhansali, Director, Metravi Instruments Pvt. Ltd., he shared his views about Elecrama and enlightened us about Metravi’s plans and philosophy. He said,” The footfall was good and the best part is, the people who came here were the end users. We’d showcased a lot of new products in Elecrama such as; Class A Power Analyzer, Digital Insulation Tester, Milliampere Leakage Clamp Meter etc.”
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“Metravi is quality centric company and our quality is our USP. Presently, all the competitors are going down on the prices which will result in low quality products,” he added. He further said, “We are looking forward to 2020 and we are planning to go international this year. We have a lot new products such as thermal imaging monitors and thermal imaging binoculars for the defense industry, which we’ll launch in coming months. We have our R&D facility is in China, we have a production area of 10,000 sqmt. We are developing products which are the need of future, for example a power analyzer with thermal imaging because if an engineer is going for power analyzing he should have the thermal imager as well.” EM
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Cords Cable: A Leading Manufacturer of Specialized Instrumentation, Control & Power Cables
C Naveen Sawhney Managing Director Cords Cable Industries Ltd.
ords Cable Industries Limited , established in 1987, is a leading manufacturer of Specialized Instrumentation, Control and Power cables. With over 3 decades of rich experience, CORDS enjoy a strong brand equity, especially, in the B2B segment of Wire & Cable industry. CORDS became perhaps the only listed cable manufacturer in the entire Asia-Pacific region to be recognized by Forbes magazine under its “Asia’s 200 Best (Companies) under a Billion Dollar” category in 2008. The company manufactures a wide range of specialized cables including Fire Survival Cables, Silicon Rubber, Railway Jelly Filled Quad Cables, Fieldbus Cables, Eurobalise Railway Safety Cables, Solar PV Cables, Low Smoke Halogen Free Cables & many more. About 81% of its sales are contributed by Instrumentation & Control Cables. CORDS has been able to build a niche for itself in the specialized cables segment through constant innovations and for the same the company has an in house Research & Development team which focuses on innovation and development of specialized cables on a consistent basis. Its clientele encompasses names including all Metro rails, ONGC, IOCL, Cairn, BPCL, HPCL, Technip, L&T, NTPC Alstom, Bombardier, etc. on the domestic front and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Samsung Engineering, Saudi Electric Supply Company, Petroleum Development Oman, etc. on the international front. About 95% of its orders continue to be customised as per client specifications. While talking about Elecrama 2020 and of CORDS, Mr. Naveen Sawhney, Managing Director, Cords Cable Industries Ltd. shared his views & outlook about the company.
He said, “The experience at Elecrama 2020 was encouraging; it is a platform where you get a chance to showcase your varied product portfolio and also meet different people from the Electricals and Wires & Cables industry. We are in the business of Low Tension instrumentation, control, power and various speciality cables. The interest shown by a range of domestic as well as overseas participants (Prospective buyers) in Elecrama presents a plethora of opportunities for us. CORDS has been regularly participating in this event since a long time now.” Mr. Sawhney further added, “We are currently catering to various sectors such as Oil & Gas, LPG, Refineries, Renewable, Nuclear & Thermal Power, Chemicals, Cement, Metals, Fertilizers, Water, Sewage treatment, Building Automation business, etc. We were able to maintain a healthy growth of 15-18 per cent in 2019. The demand for Cables is expected to increase in the coming times with increased focus on automation in manufacturing and processing in order to monitor and control quality, increasing capex across industries and government’s push towards infrastructure development. CORDS is enlisted as an approved vendor with all of the aforementioned industry segments, which offer lucrative opportunities and we are expecting a good share of business from these sectors in the future. We see ample opportunities for company’s further business growth especially from Metro rails, Dedicated Freight Corridors, Railways, Airport Modernization & Development, Defence, Exports & Sales through dealer network. These opportunities are further strengthened through the recent approvals the company has already got in place from RDSO (Research Design & Standards Organization) under Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India & from AAI (Airports Authority of India) under Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India, apart from approvals received from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Samsung Engineering and many others. On aviation, one hundred more airports would be developed by 2024 to support the Udaan scheme. On railways, the opportunities are further enlarged in Networking decongestion, network expansion (including electrification) and high-speed rail. Government also increased its budget outlay for railways to Rs. 1.5 Trillion in 2019. The Metro rail ||www.electricalmirror.net||
segment is likely to get Rs. 196bn worth of support in FY21 compared with Rs. 182bn in FY20 and Rs. 144bn in FY19. Further, it gives me great pleasure to say that we have made supplies of speciality cables to almost every Metro rail project in the country. Currently about 10 to 15 metro projects are underway in the country and are at different phases of construction. Apart from all this, we also cater to Indian Railways and expect to garner a good share of business from various projects. On water, the govt. has laid down Jal Jeevan Mission. Under which, it aims to provide piped water supply to all households; the government has approved Rs 3.6tn for this Mission. During FY21, the scheme gets a budget of Rs 115bn. We expect a boost in the demand for cables used in water desalination process. There are huge investments happening in the Hydrocarbons sector. Many refineries are expanding whilst the government also proposes to expand the national gas grid from 16,200km at present to 27,000km. The segment has a well-stocked pipeline through to FY25 because of 450GW target visibility. We expect to bag incremental business from this sector. Apart from this, government has also made considerable focus on development of Smart cities across the country. The government has proposed to develop five new smart cities in collaboration with states on the PPP mode. Total outlay for Smart Cities will be Rs. 65bn in FY20 against ~Rs. 35bn in FY20. Demand for cables including demand for cables for building automation is expected to get a boost. In addition to our domestic business, CORDS has supplied cables to more than 40 countries in the past. Recently, we received approvals from global majors like ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company), Samsung Engineering, among others. We have renewed our focus on the exports business and see greater opportunities from the Middle East, especially from the Gulf Cooperation Council Member states, Africa, Europe & Far East. This segment contributed in lower single digit in FY19, but we see its share going up to over double digits in FY20.” With this coupled with continued investments happening in our key customer segments we do expect to continue our robust performance in the future as well., he further added. EM || February 2020 ||
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Bedmutha: A one stop shop for all your wire & copper needs
Vijay Vedmutha
CMD Bedmutha Industries Ltd.
Bedmutha Industries Ltd is a leading manufacturer & exporter of Wire Rope, Tyre bead wire, Galvanised wires, Galvanised Patented wire, Phosphate Patented wire, HC wire for ropes, Spring wire, ACSR Core wire, Cable Armouring wire, Earth wire, Stay wire, Barbed wire etc., with plant at Sinner and Nardana in the state of Maharashtra. Recently we have started manufacturing oxygen free copper wire rods (8 to 30 mm) by up cast method, Copper bus bars upto 320 mm width & copper foils thickness 32 microns to 2mm, width upto 170mm. We are ISO 9001:2008, 14000 & 18000 company. Visit our website www.bedmutha. com Mr. Vijay Vedmutha, CMD, Bedmutha Industries Ltd. has shared his views about Budget-2020 and future plans for the company. He said, “Budget 2020 has to be really a friendly budget supporting the industry. Government has to look at the Industrialist and the Entrepreneurs not from the suspicious angle, but rather support them, that is what is expected from budget this time. Budget has to support to increase the demand in the market.”
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We are not mainly into infrastructure project segments but yes we have one division where we are into EPC contracting business also. We have done 200 crores worth of EPC contract for M.P. Jabalpur sector and also done work in Bihar & Maharashtra. These are the few milestones which we had achieved in the EPC contracting business, remaining for wire & copper business mostly products goes to the end users. The whole economy is passing through slowdown and liquidity crunch. The biggest debtor is the government sector, if the money is released in timely manner by the government, this will give momentum to all levels of economy and will help to relieve stress in the economy and the financial sector too. “We are expecting government’s support for the industries and demand has to come up. Basically what I feel that the slowness is just because of demand, the government should start spending in a real sense by releasing money, only then the capital cycle will start and economy will come up, upcoming budget has to be supportive from that perspective. If government is really aiming for 5 trillion dollar economy by 2025 then, this is a time, things have to start moving, he further added. EM
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We believe in great vision and power of innovation
www.madhavcooper.com
The Madhav group has diverse product portfolio ranging from ferrous product TNT bars, Round Bars, Ingots, Ship Breaking, Construction, Diamond and Jewellery etc. Madhav Copper, a part of Madhav Group, has a great vision and power of innovation in the field of enameled and submersible wires. Madhav copper draws its strength and quality from it’s manufacturing facilities. Madhav Copper offers extensive range of Copper busbar, Copper Rod, profile ,copper fabricated products, Rohit Kumar Enameled copper wire, Paper covered copper conductor , poly wrap Managing Director submersible winding wire, fibreglass copper conductor, tapped insulated Madhav Copper copper conductors, bare copper wire and copper strips which are suitable for any known application in pump, motors, transformers , generators, hydro generators, alternators, wind generators, panel, switchgear. The company’s products are also suitable for use in high speed automatic coil winding machines and to fabricate in automatic CNC machine. Mr. Kumar calls Elecrama to be a big platform for everyone in the industry. On being asked about Indian, he referred India as the one of the largest consumer country in the world and also discussed with us the possibility of increase of consumption this decade because of consumption, India will definitely achieve it’s desired growth. Mr Kumar said, “No doubt there is a little slowdown in the economy but there is a bright future ahead.” All of Madhav’s copper products are used in alternators, switchgears and panel industries and many others and it is known for providing best quality products to the markets. While talking about plans for upcoming years, the company will announce it’s FPO and it’s allocation. EM
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Sai Electricals: India's Leading Manufacturer and Exporter of Transformers & Servo Voltage Stabilizers Sai Electricals is an ISO 9001-2015 Certified unit and an Industry leader with a diversified product portfolio. We are India’s leading Manufacturer and Exporter of Transformers and Servo Voltage Stabilizers. We offer the best customized solutions. Our Service Network is spread out over the entire country. We are the premium suppliers for Power Transformers, Distribution Transformers, Servo Voltage Stabilizers, HT-Automatic Voltage Regulator, Online Condition Monitoring with OLTC controller, Isolation Transformers, Lighting Transformers, Automatic Power Factor Controller, Compact Substations, Booster Transformers etc. Our Promoter is the founder President of the Indian Industries Association U.P. Over the time our brand POWERWARE has become the symbol of Quality and Customer Satisfaction. Our Client base includes electrical giants such as Girish Kumar Siemens, Schneider, L&T, ABB etc. and Railways, Military Engineering Services, Managing Director State Electricity Boards, Industrial Sector. Country’s top most Consultants such Sai Electricals as Tata Consulting Engineers, MN Dastur, Korus etc. recommend our make i.e. POWERWARE. We also supply products in International markets such as Myanmar, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Nepal etc. We have a well-established and experienced Design Department and Servicing Department. Our manufacturing unit facilities are state of the art. Mr. Girish Kumar, Managing Director, Sai Electricals has shared his views about, Budget-2020, Elecrama and future plans for the company. He said, “I think budget should be more open and problem of liquidity should be solved for the SME’s. SME is in poor condition as far as funding is concern, liquidity is concern and lots of payment is pending for SME’s. When these problems will be solving then definitely there is a growth.” We’ve been participating in Elecrama from last 15 years and it has been good, interactive, we come to know with various vendors who are coming up with good technologies, many times we have to sit with them, we meet customers, we understand their requirements and we innovate accordingly. It is more of interactive and it creates better vision for future expansion and sometimes even customers come where we see opportunities for further growth. “Our plan for future is huge growth and we are expecting 30 to 40 percent growth next year, he further added. EM
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Hirasingh G.A
CMD Vishal Cables Pvt. Ltd.
Laxmikant Shete
CMO Vishal Cables Pvt. Ltd .
“Commitment to rigid quality control at each stage of production makes us the best “ Vishal brands is one of the leading brands in India. At Vishal Cables Pvt. Ltd. , we observe a total commitment to rigid quality control at each stage of production and as a result our cables meet the exacting standards of leading cable consumers i.e. Multinational Companies, Leading Corporate Houses, Govt. Bodies ,Electricity Boards & OEMs. VISHAL is a well known brand in L.T. Cables. When we asked about their success mantra, Mr. Hirasingh and Mr Shete referred to it as expanding as per the needs and requirements of the customers. They are expanding into copper control cables, power cables and now into aerial bunched cables. The main mantra is “Growth as per client requirement”. According to them, due to certain policies which might be impacting the industrial growth which is ultimately leading to slow down of the economy, but there is no doubt that the industry will soon gain it’s pace. The Cable itself is like the nervous system for industry which signifies its importance. Also efforts like smart city projects, infrastructure projects, new airport projects actually mirrors the better future for cables industry. No doubt there are challenges, but ups and downs is a part of any business. The good thing about cable industry is that there is no monopoly. Indeed there is cut throat competition in the industry. They also said that if the industrial growth is less then are emphasise laid upon the infrastructure developments where cable plays an important role. Predicting about world wide growth potential, the aim of Vishal Cables is to be the champion in the aerial bunched cables segment. While talking about ELECRAMA Mr. Hirasingh and Laxmikant Shete is of the opinion that it provides a platform to develop the new customer base worldwide to increase our business and also gives us new ideas which can be worked on and open avenues for new business. EM 134
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“We believe in promoting high safety standards”.
Jaikumar Belsare Vice President Yash Earthing Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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Yash Earthing Solutions are Prominent Manufacturer duly registered under Micro and Small Industries for manufacturing of Chemical Pipe Earthing (Based on G.I. ,Copper Bonded & Pure Copper) ,Earth pit cover, Lightning arrester, Back fill compound and all type of Grounding systems with the "YEC brand". The organization is fully devoted in providing the cost effective and quality solution for all types of Earthing Requirements. It was established in the year 2004 by a group of qualified and zealous electrical engineers and has continuously contributed to the development of electrical Earthing techniques. Backed with a strong R&D team, Yash Eathing Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has always been committed to deliver quality products . It’s products are warranted for ten years for any manufacturing defects therefore ‘YEC Earth Electrode’ is a trusted name. It specializes in installation and testing highly conductive, corrosion free earthing system as well as lightning protection system.
While sharing his views regarding the Earthing business, Mr. Besare told us about the Earthing sector in India being one of the most important sectors in the power industry. Also according to him,“There is a need to raise awareness regarding the importance of earthing in India.”Regarding the competition in the earthing business he said, “There is competition in the earthing business no doubt but Yash as a brand is doing a good business as compared to others.” There are changes in power industry we need to adapt to the situation according to Mr. Belsare. We have customised earthing solutions and tripod earthing systems. The electrical power system industry in India according to him is very mature. This can be said particularly with respect to the segment of reactive power & power quality in which we operate. EM
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We live upto our motto 'design to delivery'
Sanjay Verma Director Sharika Enterprises Limited
Sharika Enterprises Ltd. was formed in the year 1998 and started as a consultancy service provider in the field of power and telecom sector. Years down the line, Sharika entered into various associated business lines and emerged as a technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing and consultancy service provider, with projects all over India. Sharika addresses critical needs in key sectors like infrastructure & power etc. It is engaged in core, high impact sectors of the economy. Our integrated capabilities people focus ensure that we live up to our motto ‘Design to Delivery’. It believes in customer focused approach and a continuous quest for world class quality and believe in sustainability for long term strategy for growth. Mr. Sanjay Verma said, “We make technology work for you”. We understand our customers’ business and latent needs and have the ability and commitment to hand hold the customers beyond contracts. While referring to transformers, he talked about world class Dry type transformers for Metro projects which majority of DMRC being provided by Sharika. Also while talking about innovation, Mr. Verma told us about the Medium Voltage equipment and automation which is especially developed for improving the reliability for power distribution networks in low revenue rural and semi-urban areas. So, Sharika’s innovation provides the low cost solution to provide 24x7 power in rural areas.
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There were discussions regarding change in power industry to which he said, “Power distribution has changed drastically since the year 2002. It is moving fast towards digitalization and adapting world class technologies”. He also talked about their Cloud services that that help utility achieve their digitization goals much faster and economically. It’s already in service in Bhutan, now in West Bengal. This reduces the overall cost of ownership for utilities, who cannot maintain expansive and Hi-tech control centres. EM
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Apar Group- Working with the concept of collaborative growth
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Apar Industries Limited, founded by Late Shri. Dharmsinh D. Desai in the year 1958 is one among the best established companies in India, operating in the diverse fields of electrical and metallurgical engineering. Over the ensuing years it has evolved to be a US$ 1 billion diversified Company offering value added products and services in Power Transmission Conductors, Petroleum Specialities and Power & Telecom Cables. Talking about Elecrama 2020 and the scenario of the Indian utility industry, Mr. Manish Patel, General Manager, Business Development, Apar Industries Ltd. said, “Footfall in Elecrama this year is good, some good concentrated and serious customers had come. We have introduced some new products in Elecrama as well; the requirements Manish Patel on those products are very high. People are very curious about General Manager - Business the covered conductors, because the covered conductors are now Development catching up in the Indian utilities.” Apar Industries Limited He added, “The signals for 2020 are good, now the ADITYA (Atal Distribution System Improvement Yojana) scheme is coming up and the modification of the distribution lines will be done. The year 2019 was bit slow for the Indian electrical industry, now the government is focusing on infrastructure and it’ll give a boost to the industry as well. Apar is a huge group comprising different arms such as the conductor division, the oil division & the cable division. All our arms are doing well & providing innovative technologies to the industry. Our motto is ‘Tomorrow’s Progress Today’ and we are continuously working to cater the needs of the future. At Apar, we don’t compromise with quality and we don’t discriminate between price & quality of our products.” EM
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Jindal's: the pioneer & undisputed market leader
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Founded in 1967, JINDAL’S is a well-known group of companies which specialize in the design, engineering & manufacturing of varied energy-efficient equipments. JINDAL’S is the pioneer & the undisputed market leader in the field of Industrial Voltage Stabilizers and Silicon Power Rectifiers in South Asia, for the last five decades. The group is widely recognized for its unmatched value system quality, service and relentless pursuit for excellence. Sharad Goel, CEO, Jindal Rectifiers has shared his views about Elecrama and JINDAL’S participation in the event, along with budget 2020. He said, “This is one of the best Elecrama for us, the footfall has been great and we’ve got visitors from all over the country & some from overseas too. We are getting the right audience.” Also he talked about the 2019 slowdown, “Our company has so far been insulated Sharad Goel from the slowdown and we rather had some expansion in terms of product offerings. Chief Executive Officer We’re in the capital goods / equipment industry and we have seen good order flow Jindal rectifiers from high quality players who are perhaps using this ‘slowdown’ opportunity for their expansion. Besides, we are also expanding aggressively to newer geographies around the country and the world.” said Mr. Sharad. “We understand each and every geography, its environment and applications; we make our products to perform in most stringent environment. In Elecrama we’ve launched our new product the Intelligent Voltage Controller (IVC) which is internet enabled. It’s Intelligent, Intuitive and Integrated. The IVC has received excellent response and traction at the show from visitors across industry verticals.The new product apart from other features, will also monitor and record the energy savings achieved by the client.” He further added, “One of our group concerns - Pooja Udyog is also showcasing ECOPLUS, a Brushless DC Motor Fan (BLDC) at this show, which savesover 60 per cent energy costs. This again has been very well received by the trade channel.” Mr. Goel further mentioned, “The category of industrial stabilizers was actually started by JINDAL’S and we continue to educate the industry about the concept of energy savings through Voltage Optimization. Our Chairman, Mr. Jindal, started this product line with a vision that every establishment (be it industrial, commercial or residential) will need this equipment, since voltages are unstable and change every minute every hour. We focus on delivering quality products and prompt service, which has been the hallmark of brand JINDAL’S. Owing to our technology & design, JINDAL’S Automatic Voltage Controllers are the most energy efficient stabilizers in the whole world. The customer of today is smart and intelligent, and is ready to pay premium for Quality & Energy Efficiency. Our stabilizer pays back for itself within 12 to 18 months through energy savings and reduction in breakdowns,” Mr. Sharad further added. EM
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GOGATE - A name to reckon in the field of electronics
Aditya Gogate Executive Director Gogate Electrosystems (N) Pvt. Ltd.
Established in 1996, Gogate Electrosystems (Nasik) Pvt. Ltd. is today one of the most trusted manufacturers of Electronic Products and Assemblies, based in India. GEPL designs, develops and manufactures various Power and Control Electronics and Communication Products for various sectors like Low Voltage Switchgear, Transmission and Distribution, Control &Automation, Manufacturing and Processing, Railways, Automobile, Solar and Wind, supplying products under the brand name “G’LEC”. “Gogate” is a name to reckon with in the field of Electronics, by deploying Latest Manufacturing Technology and Established Quality Management Systems. In conversation with Mr. Aditya Gogate we got to know about the journey and future plans of Gogate Electro systems Pvt. Ltd. “We are electronics partners for the electrical industry – medium voltage as well as low voltage. Electrical infrastructure development and upgradation is happening across the globe, and we wish to be a key player in this industry. We are already a trusted player in India, and we have started exports to many countries in Asia like Qatar, Oman, UAE, Kuwait, Malaysia and South Asia. We are the preferred partner for many of our multi-national customers. We look forward to geographically expand further.”
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Talking about Elecrama 2020 and budget he said, “Elecrama is a great exhibition for electrical and power sector. We’ve been participating in other major events regularly, but this is our first time in Elecrama. In Elecrama the quality of visitors is very good and they are really interested in new products and technologies.” He further added, “Budget 2020 is very important, as the government has already started working on the last mileelectrical connectivity and that I think is very important part. Apart from that, the second thing which government is already doing is “Smart City” project. Better electricity monitoring and control is required. The complete electrical infrastructure upgradation, including replacing the overhead powerlines, is very much required to make the electrical supply more reliant and resilient, and is happening in the country. Necessary allocations for this must continue and increase. While we talk about ‘smart’ cities, we citizens must also start making ‘smart’ use of electricity” “We havesupplied to various electrical distributions companies across India. Our USP is that we always customize as per utility requirements. Our core purpose is ‘Live Better, Perform Better’. In line with this, we work towards improving the quality of life and performance of all the stakeholders.” said Mr. Aditya. EM
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Rishabh+Industry 4.0
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ishabh Instruments Pvt. Ltd. is an organization that has built its core competence in manufacturing, design and development of Test and Measuring Instruments and Industrial Control Products on strong fundamentals; in terms of people, infrastructure and financial. The company provides a hands-on, value driven, professional environment considering people its most important asset. We have grown. We partnered with wish best global brands and gained tremendous mileage through technology transfers. Now our product basket includes more than 25 product lines-covering more than 250 products. Our R&D team at Rishabh is constantly looking for newer technologies and we are proud of over 500 + implementations of our next generation IIoT software -- marc. We also offer an on-premise version - marc.desktop which we have supplied to reputed organization like ISRO, BARC,HAL , MSRTCL,LG,TATA MOTORS, Cipla, Abbott, Kalyani Steel,Britannia,Reliance and many more.
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GSM/LAN marc.gateway
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Redundant & fault tolerant cloud Secure & Scalable
High speed wireless communication with offline storage
Actionable analytics Real-time Monitoring Customisezed reports & trends
Multiple Protocol System
The added value addition provided by the system is its problem diagnosis engine based on the trends and data mining of historical data in cloud of an asset preventing expensive down-times and breakdown of machines, motors, transformers and other loads. The cloud version directly takes data over GSM from our marc. gateways or directly inbuilt GSM communication in energy meters. This data is being pushed on our marc.cloud where customers can view live data and reports on our iOS, Android and web apps and do historical data analysis along with Alarms and Notification. We have implemented projects not only in energy but in water and plant/equipment monitoring and we are proud that we have over 800+ live devices of solar inverters across the globe as well. Marc platform is capable to configure all the parameters of WAGES ( Water, Air, Gas, Energy & Steam) and top of it, this platform is Parameter & Device agnostics with multi-language features for each user. User can connect their devices and leverage our cloud for Real-time data monitoring across the globe over GSM specially beneficial in multi plant architecture and multi-site scenarios with Multi License with different authorization (User & Admin). Along with the Real time data monitoring, customer can get multiple types of Report of historical data for analysis with different time intervals with Auto-mail features. Apart from this user can monitor individual parameter of individual node with the help of Alarms and Notification by setting customized arithmetic equation and getting the response from marc in terms of SMS and e-mail. We truly believe that data is the new oil and as a company aligned to supports our customers with the evolving industry trend. EM
marc is our Next Generation IIoT Platform with build-in apps for assets & types of equipment for managing up-time, efficiency, productivity, condition monitoring, control, preventive & predictive maintenance for demand-side management of system and process parameter monitoring. It is designed to handle quantitative and qualitative data to provide users with an in-depth analysis and insight into their systems enabling them with possibilities for optimization, OPEX savings, and building efficiency in their networks. 140
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Ms. SHARMILA KUMBHAT (Managing Director)
General : Company’s recent phenomenal success has been due to Ms. Sharmila Kumbhat’s vision of growth through quality and continuous innovation. She is an interior designer by profession but a proven and dynamic entrepreneur by choice and commitment. Having started her career at a very young age at Metal Craft, Chennai, she learned about various dynamics of manufacturing processes at national and international levels. Amongst various acknowledgements bestowed, Ms.Kumbhat received award for best young entrepreneur in 1996 by the Government of Tamil Nadu and also stood state first in Fashion Designing. After completing her Interior designing in New York, she headed K-Lite’s in USA operations. Inspired by her father Mr. Dilip Kumbhat, her constant focus is on energy conservation and continuous innovation for the greater good of the environment. Her zest to achieve perfection in terms of design and quality has enabled the company to place itself as one of the best in premier lighting brands at a global level.
The 190,000 Square feet egregious infrastructure, comprehensive and section-wise facilities, modern plant, and professional staff enable them to manufacture a wide range of products in a short period of time. GREEN & SMART LIGHTING The superior quality seeker K-Lite industries is also a vigilant environment conscious manufacturer that endeavors towards reduction in power consumption, Co2 emission and light pollution with optimized efficiency of its products with reduced wattage. The smart and sustainable LED technology offers durability with optimal light output with less power consumption. It not only strives to serve its customers in line with the latest fashion and trends with its products gaining constant popularity in India and all over the world, its competitive pricing along with the value for money goods keeps it on a coruscating edge in this dazzling industry. EM
K-LITE INDUSTRIES D-10, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai – 600058 Tel : 044-26257710, 48581950, Fax: 044-26257866 Mobile : 95000 79797 95000 85511
Company profile
K-Lite Industries, a part of ‘Kumbhat Group’ is an ISO certified company with pan India presence and Head Office in Chennai. The company, after crossing the Silver jubilee year has been steadily growing in the manufacturing of electrical luminaires, marketed under the brand name K-LITE. Along with expertise and experience in manufacturing custom built luminaries we have an exclusive range of outdoor luminaire as a standing testimony of our commitment to innovation, quality, durability and proven performance. To assure technical excellence of our products, we have illumination laboratory that is fully equipped to international standards. K-LITE has been exporting its products to various countries. Being a trend setter in the market, we have time and again introduced innovative range of indoor / outdoor luminaries. With quality as prime objective, our aim is to achieve Clean Lighting for a Greener World. Multifarious wide ranging designs specially in Outdoor Luminaires, Bollards, Flood Lights, Landscape Luminaires, Bulk Head Luminaires, In-Ground Luminaires, Path Finder’s, Under Water Luminaires, Street Lights and Area Lights are characterized by their high efficiency, uniform luminance, and an extremely long service life. The fixture and the driver are designed to provide value technology that is ideally suited to the Indian conditions.
• Name of the company : K-LITE INDUSTRIES • Contact details : Tel : 26257710, 48581950, Mobile : 95000 79797, 95000 85511 • Year of establishment : 1977 • Line of business : Manufacturers of Indoor and Outdoor Luminaires and Lighting Poles of all types. • Quality certifications : ISO 9001:2008, CE, ZED
E-mail : info@klite.in Website : www.klite.in
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BR90: Borescope Inspection Camera LCD display. The monitor has adjustable brightness, 180° image rotation and mirror-flip feature, and video output. It’s a fully loaded inspection camera at an affordable price!
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To know more, please write to us at flirindia@flir.com.hk or call us at +91-11-4560 3555. Website: www.extech.com
BATTERY QUALITY ANALYSER MODEL - KM 900 KUSAM-MECO an ISO 9000:2015 certified company proudly announces the newest addition to their large range of Digital Test & Measuring Instruments. KUSAM-MECO has not introduced the latest technology in Battery Quality Analysing. The model KM 900 is a single quick testing total Battery Quality Analysis solution. It is a super tool for UPS Battery Field Management. It provides Battery Health Analysis under system loading condition. It can measure & display Impedance, Voltage, Temperature, Current & Capacity of Battery. It is most useful Tool for UPS. Back up Batteries in Industrial System-Telecom Renewal Energy Power Plant (Solar, Water, Wind), Recreational, Machine, Airplane, Military, Electric Vehicle & Battery related Industries (Manufacturing, Servicing of Batteries) of most Batteries including Lead Storage, Cells (Lead-Acid Batteries), Nickel-Cadmium Batteries, Lithium-ion Batteries & Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries. || February 2020 ||
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It has abundant Data logging & accurate Trend Analysis Feature backed by Internal SD Card with storing capacity upto 7.5 million data in Text & Graphic mode. AC (Four-Terminal) method is used to measure the internal resistance by eliminating lead resistance & Contact resistance to obtain accurate results. Multiple Display LCD screen shows internal resistance, voltage & temperature or voltage, current & temperature of the battery simultaneously. Its unique comparator function can provide reliable detection of battery deterioration. For current measurements AC & DC clamp adaptors are provided. It has Interface USB Host/Client 2.0. It has large 4” 32+240 pixel. High Resolution Monochrome LCD. The impedance measuring range is 4mΩ to 4Ω (4 ranges)/1µΩ resolution. The battery range is maximum 100V/ 1200Ah (model KM
900 basis) 3000Ah (model KM 900S Version). 6000Ah (model KM 900C). The voltage range is 4/40/300V. It can measure current (DC) 40/400A & AC Current (Ripple Current) 40/400A. Temperature measurement is -10ºC to 100ºC. Only model KM 900C has Capacity Measurement. The power supply is 7.2V, 2.7A NiMH Battery Pack. It can be use with AC Adaptor having output 12V/1A. It is Handy size & Height Weight (Only 1.2kg). It is supplied with many accessories viz : 4 terminal Battery Test lead (pin type) ; Ni-MH Rechargeable battery pack (Installed), USB PC Interface Package (Program & User Manual in CD, USB Adjustment Bar, ADC Power Adaptor & Internal Charger, Carrying Case with Shoulder Strap. Optional accessories can be provided at extra cost viz 4 Terminal Battery Test lead (Clamp Type); ADC current Adaptor. EM
“KUSAM-MECO” INTRINSICALLY SAFE TRUE RMS DIGITAL MULTIMETER WITH PC INTERFACE MODEL - KM 822sEX “KUSAM-MECO”, the pioneers of Digital Multimeters & Clampmeters in India have introduced for FIRST TIME a new Intrinsically safe True RMS Digital Multimeter with PC Interface Model KM 822sEX. It has high transient protection of 12 KV (1.2/50mS) lightning surge.It has a 4 digit 10,000 counts large easy to read, backlight Dual display. EX marking on meter i.e. Ex ib I Mb, Ex ib IIC Gb, SAEx, MS/09-291X, Ex ib falls under Zone 1 which is an area where flammable gas can occur in normal operating conditions.
The measuring functions includes :
DC/AC Voltage: 60mV ~ 1000V; DC/AC Current : 600micro A ~ 10A; Resistance : 0.1Ohm ~ 60MOhms; Frequency : 5Hz ~ 1MHz; Capacitance : 60nF ~ 20mF. It also has Diode, Continuity, Duty Cycle Function. In addition it features Splash/Drop Proof, Intrinsically Safe, Beep-Jack Audible & Visible Input Warning, Relative Zero Mode, Data Hold, Ex rating-Ex ib I/IIC T6. It has (optional) PC interface for downloading the data in computer via USB cable & Software. These meters comply to IEC SANS 600790:2000 & IEC SANS 60079-11:1999, which is for Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres. Part 0 (general requirements) & part 1 (intrinsic). The approved explosive protection rating of this equipment is suitable for use in Zone1 hazardous area. Group I (coal mines) underground & Group II (surface). Safety: It has Double insulation per IEC61010-1 2nd Ed., EN61010-1 2nd Ed., UL61010-1 2nd Ed. & CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 61010.1-0.92 to ||www.electricalmirror.net||
Category IV 1000Vac & Vdc. For Voltage, Ampere, Milli Ampere & Micro Ampere ranges, the safety category is IV1000Vac & Vdc. It has Fuse protection for micro Ampere & milli Ampere 0.44A/1000Vac &Vdc, IR10kA or better, F Fuse. For Ampere ranges, the fuse protection is 11A/1000Vac & Vdc, IR20kA or better, F Fuse. For Voltage range fuse protection is 1050Vrms, 1450Vpeak. Milli Volts, Ohms & others fuse protection is 600Vdc & Vac rms. It features a rugged fire retardant casing, Protective Holster with probe holder & Tilt Stand. It is powered by one 9V battery no. NEDA 1604G, IEC6F22. Standard Accessories supplied are User Manual, Battery, Test lead & Carrying case. PC Software is optional. EM || February 2020 ||
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Digital Earth Resistance Tester 3% Digit L.C. Display (Provided with Ni-cd Re-chargeable Battery)
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Rugged ABS body Easy to use hand held meter Ni-cd Re-chargeable Cells Facility as to make bench top type instrument Confirms to ISS : 9223/1979 Four terminals {To measure earth resistance as well as specific soil resistivity} Lo-Bat orA indication appears on Display indicating that the cells (batteries) have gone down, which can be recharged by connecting to 230V, 50Hz AC mains supply through charging cord provided with the instrument
INSTRUMENTS FOR ACCURACY & RELIABILTY
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MICROPROCESSOR BASED Model : CIE-5000 PI
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K-LITE INDUSTRIES an ISO company, manufacturing indoor and outdoor luminaires have launched a new series of LED Architectural Lighting. Being the trend setters in outdoor lighting and inspired by the “Make in India� vision, K-LITE, through their innovative outlook, have showcased an all new product portfolio under Architectural Lighting. The application includes Facade Lighting, Pathway Lighting, In-ground Luminaire, Uplighter, Up-down Lighting, Billboard Lighting, Vertical Light Bars, Wall Washers, Area Lighting poles and above all popular sleek polar lighting solutions. The solutions offered are backed by extensive understanding of illumination in urban spaces and the expertise gained over a period of three decades. The fixture are designed to provide value technology, ideally suited to Indian Conditions. The LEDs used comply to LM 80 testing requirements and from Internationally reputed makes such as Nichia / CREE. The luminaires are RoHS, LM 79 and CE certification compliant. The luminaire efficacy (lumens/ per watt) is much above 100 for all luminaires. Varied optical options for lighting distribution and correlated colour temperature (CCT) for cool white, neutral white or warm white are available to suit specific requirements. The outstanding item of the series viz., the Sleek Polar Lighting Solutions is a contemporary design that is both timeless and unique in its impression. Compact without visible mounting equipment and optimised integration, Polar Lighting is in perfect continuity with the geometric lines of the square column. These assemblies are ideal for surroundings of contemporary architectural constructions. EM
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TPN Multivane Vacuum Pump Toshniwal Multivane vacuum pumps featuring solutions, the result of constant innovation through research and development. Rotary Multivane vacuum pumps are easy to install (no foundations needed), they are turnkey units for full automatic operation, and represent the simplest and most economic system for vacuum plants. The vacuum pump, complying with international and reliable standards, thanks to their safety, environmental protection, low noise level, compactness, high performances, reliability, efficiency and low Life Cycle Cost. The specific design of the Rotary Multivane principles grants excellent performance and leads to the best results in the category of air cooled single-stage rotary vanes vacuum pumps. EM For Details contact: Toshniwal Instruments (Madras) Pvt. Ltd. 267 Kilpauk Garden Road, Chennai - 600 010. India / Tel:+91(0)44 26448983 / 8558 Email:sales@toshniwal.net, Web :www.toshniwal.net
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Technical Article
Reliable Fans for Transformer Cooling Application
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o ensure a reliable electricity supply, Power Transformers play a key role in the society and its infrastructure. This kind of system can be found in power plants and in the electricity grid in substations. During operation of typically oil immersed transformers, losses occur in the tank and generate heat. These are concentrated in what is known as hot spots in the winding and significantly inhibit the service life of the transformer. Overheating of the winding would bring the system to a stop, which could result in a “blackout”. According to studies by the University of Stuttgart, the service life of a transformer is reduced by a factor of 2 if the hot spot temperature increases by just 6 K. For decades mainly, axial flow fans have proved effective for use with powerful air-cooled transformers by using radiators or oil-coolers. On a first view cooling seems simple. The hot oil (top oil temperature) flow by “natural” convection in an external radiator. The radiator basically is “naturally air cooled”, which is based on convection and radiation. This type of transformer is called ONAN (Oil Natural Air Natural). But Transformers with high power density and / or high ambient temperatures the heat dissipation will be insufficient by natural cooling methodology. The logical and simple
way to improve the cooling capacity of a Transformer is to increase the air flow by using fans. Doing this we come to the most used power transformer types called ONAF (Oil Natural Air Forced). But the cooling capacity of ONAF cooling systems depend on the local flow situations and temperatures in the radiator. Reliable cooling is a must to get the best performance from a Transformer, so the reliability of the fans used is of huge importance.
An ideal fan should:
• Deliver the Designed Airflow • Have High Efficiency or in other words Lowest Auxiliary Losses • Have High Reliability, as it is a 24 x 7 operation • Have Long Lifetime • Be Corrosion Proof • Have Lowest Noise ZIEHL-ABEGG offers Fans that meet all the above-mentioned criteria, by offering Compact External Rotor Motor based Axial Fans both in traditional AC-Technology (Asynchronous Motor) or stateof-the-art EC-Technology (Electronically commutated DC-Motor). To provide the perfect air flow ZIEHL-ABEGG offers unique fan technology like FE2owlet and ZAplus. The FE2owlet fan is inspired by nature (Owl) which not only reduces the sound emissions to a minimum but also improves the efficiency of the fans. ZAplus is the perfect corrosion free housing with improved performance, wherein the air is guided in a proper fashion through the radiator. The development and testing of these fans has been conducted in the Unique TÜV and AMCA certified laboratory in Germany. EM
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MECO Transformer Turns Ratio Meter Model: TTR - 8100 RCF (Reference Connection Factor 0.99 – 1.01 to correct Accuracy within 1% Error) Supplied with Accessories : Set of Test leads, Alligator clips, Powerful lithium Battery(Built-in charging circuit), AC Adaptor, Power Cord, Carrying Bag, PC application Software CD & Manual.
Model: TTR - 8100
PRODUCT INFO
Transformer is a very important Element in the Electric Power Distribution System. It needs to be maintained time to time as Power Distribution system can be further guaranteed at consumer end. MECO Introduce Transformer Turns Ratio Meter Model TTR-8100 for accurate measurement of 1/3 Phase Transformers. It Displays Turns Ratio, Deviation, Secondary Output, Excitation Voltage & Current, Phase Angle, Nameplate Transformer / VT/ CT Values in one page for easy quality interpretation. It use for checking Live Test Points, Short Circuit, Open Circuit and Reverse Polarity before each measurement. Inbuilt memory to store 4096 measurement data files (with Date & Time). Wireless Blue Tooth for transferring recorded data to PC/Laptop. Portable, handy, light weighted with user friendly operation are key features of MECO Model TTR-8100. User need to follow the graphical and literal illustration on Large Back-lighted Dot Matrix LCD Display to make winding connection. If Transformer is live with Voltage or having wrong winding connection, it will warn user. Measurement range VT / PT Ratio 8 – 10000 & CT Ratio 0.8 – 2000 with accuracy of 0.1%. User programmable
Meco Instruments Pvt. Ltd. For details please visit our website: www.mecoinst.com
EVENT DIARY 03-07 March 2020
The Lalit, New Delhi www.isgw.in
ISGF has been organising its flagship annual event, India Smart Grid Week (ISGW) since 2015 and it is considered as one of the top five international events on Smart Grids and Smart Cities. ISUW 2019 was an astounding success, attended by over 1800 + delegates and 288 speakers from 41 countries. We are happy to announce 03-07 March 2020 as the dates for ISUW 2020 which will be held in New Delhi. ISUW 2020 will be organized as an International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Energy and Water for Smarter Cities.
23-25 Sept 2020
India expo mart, greater Noida www.renewableenergyindiaexpo.com
The 14th edition of Renewable Energy India 2020 Expo observed a grand opening on the first day, with participation from leading international stakeholders and experts from across the globe at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida. Over the years, REI has been established as the most comprehensive, reputed and Asia’s largest expo in this domain where the green community congregates to discuss the trends, addresses challenges and showcases the best and most innovative technological solutions available to overcome them.
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4 - 6 MARCH 2020 Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai www.chemtech-online.com
The Power World Expo & Conference 2020 aims to become the leading show in the fields related to energy and technology. The goal is to gather experts from all over the world to present advances in the relevant fields of Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution – Conventional as well as Renewable sources – and to foster an environment conducive to exchanging ideas and information. The Power World Expo & Conference 2020 will provide an ideal environment to develop new collaborations and meet experts on the fundamentals, applications and products of the power sector.
23-25 November 2020 Mumbai, India www.wire-india.com
Wire India aims in bringing the economic development of India to higher summit and its objective has increased the importance of the show in all over the world. The participants are availed with incredible business opportunities which aid the exhibitors to establish their brand and advertise it to the worldwide market. Advanced range of products are demonstrated which has pulled the attention and investment of the foreign delegates as well. The exhibitors can also get into new partnership dealings with the attending companies.
24-25 April 2020
Hitex Exhibition Center, Hyderabad, India
www.renewx.in
RenewX intends to accelerate the growth of the South Indian Renewable Energy Industry and contribute to the country's sustainable economic development. RenewX will provide an excellent platform for organisations to capitalise and penetrate this lucrative market. The event will bring together stakeholders from the sector and will help set a growth agenda for the future.
26-28 Oct 2021
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India www.cablewirefair.com
Cable & Wire Fair (CWF) is now undisputed leading Indian event for the global wire & cable industry. The show is centered at creating a consensus-driven, growth-oriented stage for the wire and cable industry in India. The telecom and power networks act as the nerves and veins of today's societies where the most fundamental integrating elements are wires and cables.
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