Manindra Powerol, a unit of the $19-billion Mahindra Group, has ventured into high power diesel generators, with the help of technology developed for powering diesel automotives.

The two new higher kVA diesel generators (DG) are 250kVA and 320 kVA DGs, which are powered by the Mahindra mPower series of engines. Designed at Mahindra Research Valley, its R&D hub in Chennai and manufactured at its Chakan plant near Pune, this new 9.3 litre engine range is the latest addition to Mahindra Powerol’s mPOWER series and comes equipped with CRD engine.

The CRD engines are powered with advanced Common Rail Diesel Engine (CRDe) technology. This technology is future ready and best known for heavy duty performance and fuel efficiency. It reduces pollution by going beyond the standard emission norms. The same advanced technology is now being used for the newly launched 250kVA and 320kVA DG Sets.

The 250kVA diesel generator is priced at ₹12.5 lakh + GST (ex-works) and 320kVA diesel generator is priced at ₹16 lakh plus GST (ex-works).

Hemant Sikka, President – Chief Purchase Officer, Powerol & Spares Business, Mahindra & Mahindra, said: “We’ve invested ₹160 crore in the development of these two diesel generators. Unlike our DGs, which are also used in some of our trucks, these two engines are developed specially for this new segment.”

Mahindra estimates the market potential for these generators at ₹650 crore, growing at over 10 per cent annually.

“We expect to achieve more than 10 per cent market share in the first year itself, which will give us revenues of over ₹70 crore by the end of the year,” Sikka added.

Mahindra Powerol entered the field of power generation in 2001-02. Starting FY 2002, the business has grown exponentially to become ₹1,250 crore in FY 2016-17. Today, engines from Mahindra Powerol are powering diesel generating sets from 5 kVA to 320 kVA.

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