Switchgear Industry : Features Industry y y y y y y y y Around Rs.

3,000 crore (US $ 698 mn) market Three types of product markets - HT circuit breakers, LT circuit breakers, Motor controllers & Contactors Switchgear are devices used to regulate transmission and distribution of power both at the generation as well as consumption end India produces the entire range of circuit breakers from bulk oil, minimum oil, air blast, vacuum to SF6 circuit breakers In the low tension category MCB, Air circuit breakers, switches, HRC fuses are produced in different versions Industry caters to the demand of the domestic market and is in the process of establishing itself in overseas markets Over 30 players in the market Small scale sector activity high in LT switchgear, motors, starters & contactors

User Segments y y y State Electricity Boards, Industries major user segments Panel board industry a major user of LT switchgear Non electrical machinery another large user of LT switchgear

Major Players y y High tension circuit breakers - Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.(BHEL), Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), Crompton Greaves, GEC Alsthom Low tension circuit breakers - Larsen & Toubro(L&T), Siemens, GEC Alsthom, ABB, Crompton Greaves, MDS Switchgear, Havells, Indo Asian, Bhartia Cutler Hammer, Telemechanique Motor, Starter & Contractors : Siemens, L&T, GEC Alsthom, Andrew Yule; L&T the market leader

Switchgear Industry :Trends Particulars y Relays o Aux Relays & timers o Over Current & Earth Fault Relays o Measuring & Protection Relays Motor Controlgear o Starters o Aux Contactors o Power Contactors o HT contactors 96 -97 132,889 26,178 69,166 975,361 535,347 1979,123 252 97 -98 165,517 29,208 79,894 851,979 417,771 1683,085 400 98 -99 150,043 76,451 57,981 890,114 358,534 1702,719 325

LT Switchgear o MCB o Other circuit breakers 10872,054 13102,999 13597,470 o Switchfuse / Fuseswitch units 323,052 312,436 349,650 o Power switches 459,343 528,932 598,714 HT Switchgear Circuit Breakers 266,799 208,362 174,688 o 0.66 KV - 36 KV o above 36 KV Isolating switchers o 0.66 KV - 36 KV 20,818 20,833 21,946 o above 36 KV 1,902 2,157 2,112 HRC Fuses o Upto & incl. 1000 V 1,376 910 1,179 o Above 1000 V 2,018 2,158 1,678 Overload Relays o Upto & incl. 1000 V 8276,217 7785,154 7012,857 41,733 47,661 49,809 1517,070 1419,249 1315,163

Switchgear and Control Gear:- domestically, the entire range of circuit breakers including bulk oil, minimum oil, air blast, vacuum, etc are being manufactured. The range of products so produced cover the voltage range of 240V to 800KV and includes switchgear, control gear, air circuit breakers, switches, rewireable fuses and HRC fuses with their respective fuse bases, holders and starters etc. The present size of the switchgear market is more than Rs. 4000 crores. The industry is competitive in the field of design and engineering as the skill sets available in the country are relatively less expensive.