INDUSTRY & SERVICES

Heavy Industry in India comprises of the heavy engineering industry, machine tool industry, heavy electrical industry, industrial machinery and auto-industry.These industries provides goods and services for almost all sectors of the economy,including power, rail and road transport. The machine building industry caters the requirements of equipment for basic industries such as steel,non-ferrous metals, fertilizers, refineries,petrochemicals, shipping,paper,cement,sugar,etc.

The industrial sector recorded a healthy growth of 10.3% (measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production) during the period April-Oct. 2006-07 as compared to 8.6 percent achieved during the corresponding period last year. Capital goods sector, which posted a robust growth of 16.9 per cent in 2005-06, has maintained its growth momentum during the current year as well. According to the Index of Industrial Production, capital goods sector posted a growth of 15.0 per cent during April-Oct. 2006-07.
Heavy Electrical Industry
Heavy Electrical Industry covers power generation, transmission, distribution and utilization equipments. These include turbo generators, boilers, various types of turbines, transformers, switchgears and other allied items. Majority of the products manufactured by heavy electrical industry in the country, which includes items like transformers, switchgears etc. are used by all sectors of the Indian economy. Some major areas where these are used are the multi core projects for power generation including nuclear power stations, petrochemical complexes, chemical plants, integrated steel plants, non-ferrous metal units, etc.
India is the only other developing country besides China,which produces a full range of electric power generation and transmission equipment. In fact,the history and growth of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.(BHEL), a public sector enterprise under in the country, symbolizes the overall growth pattern of heavy electrical industry in the country.BHEL has the unique distinction of being one of the very few companies in the world, manufacturing all major power generating equipment under one roof.
The industry has been upgrading the existing technology and is now capable of taking up turnkey contracts also for export markets. The industry has been delicensed. Foreign collaborations are allowed with 100 percent FDI.The country is planning to add 150,000 MW power generation capacity in the the next 10 years.This will generate substantial demand for heavy electrical equipments.
The heavy electrical industry is capable of manufacturing transmission and distribution equipment upto 400 KV AC and high voltage DC. The industry has taken up the work of upgradation and transmission to the next higher voltage system of 765 KV and have upgraded their manufacturing facilities to supply 765 KV class transformers, reactors, CTS, CVT, bushing and insulators, etc.
The investments in R & D by the electrical industry are amongst the largest in the corporate sector in India.Large electrical equipment used in steel plants, petrochemical complexes and other such heavy industries are also being manufactured in the country. The domestic heavy electrical equipment manufacturers are making use of the developments of the global market with respect to product designs and upgrading of manufacturing and testing facilities.The heavy electrical industry has established its reference in the global arena also.These encompass thermal, hydro and gas based power plants, substation projects, rehabilitation projects, besides a wide variety of products like transformers, photo voltaic equipments, insulators,switchgears, motors,etc.
Turbines and Generator Sets
The capacity established for manufacture of various kinds of turbines such as steam & hydro turbines including Industrial turbines is more than 7000 MW per annum in the country. Apart from BHEL, the public sector unit that has the largest installed capacity, there are units in the private sector also manufacturing steam & hydro turbines for power generation and industrial use. The manufacturing range of BHEL includes steam turbines upto 660 MW unit rating and the facilities are available for 1000 MW unit size. They have the capability to manufacture gas turbines upto 260 MW (ISO) rating and gas turbine based Co-generation and Combined Cycle Systems for the industry and utility applications. Custom built conventional hydro turbines of Kaplan, Francis and Pelton types with matching generators are also available indigenously.
AC Generators manufactured in India are on par with international AC Generators and consistently deliver high quality power with high performance. Domestic manufacturers are capable of manufacturing AC Generator right from 0.5 KVA to 25,000 KVA and above with specified voltage rating.The imports and exports of turbines and generators during 2005-06 were Rs. 2420 crore and Rs. 565 crore respectively.Boilers
Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd.(BHEL) is the largest manufacturer of boilers in the country (with more than 60% share) and has the capacity to manufacture boilers for Super Thermal Power Plants apart from utility boilers and industrial boilers. The industry has the capability to manufacture boilers with super critical parameters upto 1,000 MW unit size. The domestic industry has the capacity to meet the indigenous requirement / demand for boilers.The imports and exports of boilers during 2005-06 were Rs.160 crore and Rs.242 crore respectively. Transformers
The domestic transformer industry is well established with capability to provide state of- the-art equipments. The industry has the capacity to manufacture whole range of power and distribution transformers including the REC rating of 25,53,100 KVA and also the extra High voltage ranges of 400 kV, 600 MVA. Special types of transformers required for furnaces, rectifiers electric tract etc. and series and shunt reactors as well as HVDC transmission upto 500 kV are also being manufactured in the country.The imports and exports of transformers during 2005-06 were Rs.1800 crore and Rs.1640 crore respectively. Switchgear and Control Gear
In India, the entire range of circuit breakers from bulk oil, minimum oil, air blast, vacuum to SF6 are manufactured to standard specification for the benefit of customers. The ranges of products produced cover the entire voltage range for 240V to 800KV, switchgear and control gear, MCBs, air circuit breakers, switches, rewireable fuses and HRC fuses with their respective fuse bases, holders and starters. The industry is competitive in the field of design and engineering as the skill sets available in the country are relatively less expensive.The imports and exports of the above equipments during 2005-06 were around Rs.1690 crore and Rs. 1108 crore respectively.