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Gensets in India Contd...Large manufacturing companies have been building captive power plants running on diesel since they are more economical and take short period to build4. While many industrial consumers pay well over 10 cents per unit (kilowatts per hour) to the State Electricity Boards (SEBs), power through captive diesel plants can result in savings of around 3.5 cents per unit.
Companies which were already operating in the industry expanded their operations. Some of the major players in the genset industry included Honda Siel Power Products Limited, Birla Yamaha Limited, Hindustan Power Plus, Wartsila Diesel India Limited (Finland) and Cummins (US) (Refer Exhibit I for details on the major players in Indian genset industry).
Background NoteCummins was founded on February 03, 1919 as The Cummins Engine Company by William Glanton Irwin, an investment banker and Clessie Lyle Cummins (Clessie), an auto-mechanic. Clessie was convinced that an engine technology invented by Rudolph Diesel in the 1890s, which was still unproven, commercially held great promise for its fuel economy and durability... 4] Diesel-powered plants have short gestation periods -around 18 months (half that of a coal-based plant) and have lower capital costs. Smaller plants are usually based on diesel power generators. It is estimated that 83 percent of the captive power plants under 5 MW are run on diesel and about 52 percent of plants in the 5-25 MW range also use diesel generators. |
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