Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd (A Panasonic Group Company) was the proud recipient of Stars of the Industry Group Design Plus Excellence Awards associated with BBC Knowledge and powered by CMO Asia for Product Design Excellence.

Solar has many unique attributes which make it a preferred source of power, particularly in India, a densely populated country with a high energy deficit - where it can be rapidly deployed across most parts of the country, due to its modular nature and by virtue of it being environment friendly.

Anchor Electricals (A Panasonic Group Company) announced the launch of its brand new Panasonic LED Luminaries for the Indian market. This latest offering from Panasonic now extends its range of products to the hospitality, industrial and outdoor segments; expanding its folio in the architectural and commercial luminaires space.

Manish Sharma has been promoted to the position of Executive Officer of Panasonic Corporation and President And CEO of Panasonic India And South Asia, from his most recent role as Managing Director, India. He is the first Indian and the youngest ever to become an executive officer of the corporation.

Panasonic India and AES India Private Limited announced an agreement to construct a 10 MW energy storage array at Panasonics Technopark manufacturing facility in Jhajjar, Haryana.

24x7 power supply is a rarity in India. There are very few places in the country that can boast of having continuous supply of power. All this has resulted in growth of inverters, UPS and DG sets, fondly called the ´power backup´ industry.

Anchor Electricals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation, commenced with the ground breaking ceremony at its new manufacturing facility at Haridwar. This new manufacturing unit set up with an initial investment of about Rs 150 crore, will produce a complete range of wiring devices.

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.

With various developmental projects being launched or on the horizon, the stakeholders POWER TODAY spoke to felt that, the switchgears and control gears segment in the country is poised for hand-in-hand growth with the economy.