Diesel engines and generator sets industry has started seeing the light at the end of the tunnel in terms of demand growth. Diesel engines and generator sets (DG sets) industry

There is hardly any change in the demand for gensets in the country. We expect that in coming years, demand for gas-fuelled gensets will go up significantly as piped gas

During FY´2013-15, the market volume of diesel gensets declined, especially after the introduction Central Pollution Control (CPCB) Norms-II in the year 2014.

DG sets are predominantly used as stand-by power solutions as backup against main electricity board power failures, as such the solar power availability has not had any direct impact on the demand for DG sets

A smart meter is an electronic device that records consumption of electric energy in intervals of an hour or less and communicates that information at least daily back to the utility for monitoring and billing. Smart meters enable two-way communication between the meter and the central system.

The Indian Transformer Industry, which has been facing challenges in terms of demand growth, is hoping for the good times in the wake of growing exports over the last couple of years and the government´s thrust for revival of power distribution companies (discoms) by sprucing up their physical and financial operations in the next three years.

Tata Power is the first Indian power utility to launch the Automated Demand Response (ADR) project with smart meters in Delhi last year. It is one of the first projects in the world where ADR and AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure for Smart Meters) are conceptualised together.

Smart metering is still in an early stage, as there is no mass scale implementation done of any smart metering program. They need to start rolling it out for select customers, wherein a utility can get the return on investment (ROI) of smart metering.

Exports have picked up over the period and will continue to grow. This industry is highly labour-intensive and Indian companies score well due to low cost of manufacturing.