Interviews

My journey with Anchor began in 2007 when the erstwhile Matsushita Electric Works, now Panasonic Corporation, acquired a majority stake in Anchor. I was part of the pioneering four member team deputed from Japan to lead Anchor´s transformation and growth, as part of the Panasonic Group. I was Sales & Marketing Director for Anchor till 2011.

Pradhyumna Ingle, Business Director - General Industry, Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Pvt Ltd. Could you tell us about your company and the line of products you manufacture

Amar Kaul, Territory Vice President - India, Middle East and South Africa Compressed Air Systems and Services, Ingersoll Rand said that the company´s new product offerings ensures less energy consumption and maximises energy efficient systems.

Archana Bhatnagar, Associate Vice President-Development & Financial Services (Power Plants) Wartsila India Pvt Ltd, strongly believes that the low PLF was mainly due to excess base load capacity in the system

LT and HT cables form a major part of our business, which is highly price sensitive and focus is on being competitive. Here, producing good quality cables that meet standards is a challenge and the focus will need to be lean manufacturing and tighter process control.

Solar manufacturing in India is still not competitive due to high manufacturing costs. The reasons behind this are less government support, improper supply chain and lack of scale.

Predominantly today, the solar industry is ruled by capital costs and the impact directly comes from the manufacturing capacity. The problem is that whatever manufacturing we have is either slightly outdated or not big enough to compete on cost.

While NTPC took 10 years to build its first 10,000 MW capacity, 11 years to build the next 10,000 MW, and 7 years to build the third block of 10,000 MW capacity; the last 10,000 MW has been added in a short span of four years.

The RE sector has grown at over 10 per cent per annum over the last two years, driven majorly by the wind sector accounting for 4,300 MW new installations, followed by solar installations of around 1,900 MW in the same period.