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India’s vibrant economy needs matching improvements in the infrastructure. Power sector will play important role in the economic development and hence need focused attention. Ministry of Power has taken number of legislative and policy initiatives to expedite power sector development. All these initiatives provide loads of investment opportunities to FIIs and other investors. The power sector reforms if implemented as scheduled will create large business for power sector equipment manufacturers and service providers. We can expect a continuous handsome growth for this sector for at least next five years.

Production of selected Transmission and Distribution Equipments

Product Groups
Acc. Unit
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
LT Motors
MW
3453
3283
3156
3017
2914
3021
3518
4438
HT Motors
MW
1044
1107
773
806
812
696
658
790
Alternators
MVA
3332
3198
3194
3019
2749
3381
3929
4886
FHP Motors
MW
381
671
641
608
622
633
783
672
Power Connectors
000'Nos
1683
1703
1957
1894
1836
1822
2144
2406
LT Circuit Breakers
Nos.
312497
349650
318468
309033
277788
369667
415023
608357
MCB
000'Poles
13103
13597
13905
16980
19173
21820
25174
35190
S/F & F/S Units
Nos.
528932
582568
614770
626100
524829
550573
591134
677318
HT Circuit Breakers
Nos.
22990
24058
24029
23506
23669
25867
27979
34957
Power Cables
KM
34951
37060
36177
29633
30988
32212
42932
47201
Control & Other Special Purpose Cables
C. KM
13120
9109
9724
7386
7596
8632
10567
12536
Power Transformers
MVA
41305
40639
33133
33111
39406
46488
55722
60836
Distribution Transformer
MVA
8778
8072
9643
12158
11497
11421
144147
19361
HT Capacitors
MVAR
5887
6986
6461
7676
9548
8909
8741
9685
LT Capacitors
MVAR
2558
2133
2112
1891
1960
2193
2848
3825
Energy Meters
000'Nos
4961
5281
6030
7784
9491
8136
7071
6809
Indicating Instruments
000'Nos
732
691
664
544
540
527
533
611
TLT
000'MT
183
179
192
165
184
178
190
283
Conductors
MT
23191
14909
18119
13714
1648
19391
18544
19780

Source : IEEMA Databank

GROWTH RATE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

Sector
Growth Rate
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
Manufacturing
14.1
7.3
6.6
4.4
7.2
5.4
2.9
6.0
Mining & Quarrying
9.7
-1.9
7.0
-0.8
1.0
3.7
0.5
5.8
Electricity
8.1
4.0
6.6
6.4
7.3
4.0
3.1
3.2
Overall
13.1
6.1
6.6
4.1
6.6
5.1
2.6
5.8

Date Source : C.M.I.E. (Sept 2003)