The Hindu Business Line : `Indian electrical products fare poorly on tech, quality'

Indian electrical manufactures when compared with global manufactures produced in India have fared poorly on technology, quality and delivery parameters, according to a Pricewaterhouse-Coopers report.

On the cost parameter the manufactures are comparable, said the report titled `Demand Assessment of Electrical Equipment for Power Sector for 2008-2017', which was recently published by Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA).

For benchmarking the Indian manufactures, the authors of the report sought feedback from officials in the power sector and power-intensive industries. Responses were received from 38 entities. A Web-based survey on the internal process, systems and practices of the manufactures has shown that Indian companies are better positioned on customer relationship and supply chain management.

On quality management they are somewhat comparable with the global manufactures.

On the parameter of automation in production, R&D expenditure, training and development, the performance of Indian manufactures is `inferior' compared to the global manufactures.

New trends

On the emerging technology for electrical meters, the report said static meters were replacing electromechanical meters with features like remote reading using communication network, time-based consumption, in-home display and pricing options. The static meters also help utilities to reduce losses. Other features include demand-side management, customer load research and automatic detection of power failure

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