 "CG Lucy inaugurates RMU facility in Nashik")
CG Lucy Switchgear Ltd, a joint venture company between Avantha Group company CG and the UK-based W Lucy & Co Ltd, has inaugurated its new Ring Main Unit (RMU) production facility at Nashik, Maharashtra. The facility offers RMUs for enhancing the efficiency of power distribution networks, preventing transformer burnouts and is equipped with a partial discharge testing facility up to 33kV.
The new facility, built with an investment of Rs 10 crore, is a part of CG’s expansion strategy in the domestic market. CG Lucy has more than doubled its capacity to produce 1000 RMUs per month for the growing demand of reliable and secure power supply in the rapidly expanding Indian subcontinent.
This plant is specially equipped with an automated sealant preparation process, a robotic welding setup and a partial discharge test facility for producing high quality and reliable products. It will produce ring main units for the expansion of power distribution networks for utilities, especially in megacities, industries, infrastructure projects and buildings with a huge power demand. Compact, lightweight and easy to install, these RMUs isolate the faulty section, ensuring continuous power supply to end users. They can be universally applied across 12kV/ 24kV distribution controls in network distribution, for eg the municipality, compact substations, buildings, complexes, hospitals and industries.
Power distribution losses in India are approximately Rs 600-650 billion. CG claims to have a market share of 18% in the distribution switchgear market.
Richard Dick, Chairman, Lucy Switchgear, said, “This new RMU manufacturing facility will provide a significant increase in capacity to enable CG Lucy to meet a growing demand in India for RMUs and allied equipment. The latest techniques will be employed to ensure that CG Lucy’s reputation as a first class supplier is maintained and additional engineering resources will be available so that new customer specific requirements can be met.”
Laurent Demortier, Avantha Group company CG’s CEO and Managing Director, added, “This is our second RMU facility which is an example of cutting edge medium voltage design and innovation. The new facility reinforces CG’s strategic business intent to further expand its domestic footprint to offer best-in-class electrical products and solutions to the megacities of the Indian subcontinent where distribution losses are a major concern.”
The new facility, built with an investment of Rs 10 crore, is a part of CG’s expansion strategy in the domestic market. CG Lucy has more than doubled its capacity to produce 1000 RMUs per month for the growing demand of reliable and secure power supply in the rapidly expanding Indian subcontinent.
This plant is specially equipped with an automated sealant preparation process, a robotic welding setup and a partial discharge test facility for producing high quality and reliable products. It will produce ring main units for the expansion of power distribution networks for utilities, especially in megacities, industries, infrastructure projects and buildings with a huge power demand. Compact, lightweight and easy to install, these RMUs isolate the faulty section, ensuring continuous power supply to end users. They can be universally applied across 12kV/ 24kV distribution controls in network distribution, for eg the municipality, compact substations, buildings, complexes, hospitals and industries.
Power distribution losses in India are approximately Rs 600-650 billion. CG claims to have a market share of 18% in the distribution switchgear market.
Richard Dick, Chairman, Lucy Switchgear, said, “This new RMU manufacturing facility will provide a significant increase in capacity to enable CG Lucy to meet a growing demand in India for RMUs and allied equipment. The latest techniques will be employed to ensure that CG Lucy’s reputation as a first class supplier is maintained and additional engineering resources will be available so that new customer specific requirements can be met.”
Laurent Demortier, Avantha Group company CG’s CEO and Managing Director, added, “This is our second RMU facility which is an example of cutting edge medium voltage design and innovation. The new facility reinforces CG’s strategic business intent to further expand its domestic footprint to offer best-in-class electrical products and solutions to the megacities of the Indian subcontinent where distribution losses are a major concern.”