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.

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.

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.

Implementing regulatory framework to assess long term benefits is helpful in the promotion of rational energy use. Policy makers may consider the following steps: Setting Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) will remove inefficient transformers from the market

The manufacturing industry places heavy demand on pumps, when it comes to optimum operation, high reliability and low energy consumption. The sector, which is one of the indispensible sectors driven by motors, is making strides in indigenisation of advanced technologies.

Due to failure in adoption of global standards by manufacturers, Indian motor industry is losing ground to rising imports. Today, energy efficiency is of dominant importance due to the ever rising electrical energy demand, growing awareness about global warming, and fossil fuel prices threatening to spiral again.

BEE has introduced a star rating system based on efficiency of the motors. It covers motors up to 375 kW. By introducing the informative star label, BEE gives opportunity to users (manufacturers, consumers) to choose the best efficient motor available in the market.

Being held biennially since 1990 in India, the eleventh edition ELECRAMA-2014 hosted 970 exhibitors from India and across the world and also attracted over 100,000 footfalls into the exhibition.