According to an IMS Research Report, the overall Indian UPS market is estimated $630 million in 2013, expected to grow by 6.3 percent in 2014 and projected to reach $834 million by 2016. The figure illustrates growing demand of UPS in India, and thus a bright future for UPS companies.
India being a power deficit nation has a large market for power backup products. There has been a growing trend in recognizing UPS systems as an essential power backup device as nearly every organization today uses computers to smoothen their workflows. ECommerce, data centers, servers, and electronic & medical equipments need high level of uninterrupted power supply and thus generating significant demand for high power range of UPS systems in India. Therefore, Indian UPS market expected to witness double-digit growth in the coming years.
In the latest research study, “India UPS Market Outlook 2018”, RNCOS analysts identified that UPS market is witnessing tremendous growth with growing demand for power back-up systems in the country. In 2013, the Indian UPS market revenue grew by 10.9% compared to the previous year.
Further, the Indian UPS systems market (up to 100 KVA) anticipated growth at a CAGR of 11% in value terms during 2014-2018. Spaced out from domestic usage, UPS systems have found their considerable role in data centers as well. An UPS is a vital cog in the wheel of data center backups as it provides protection against power disruptions that would interfere with workloads or even paralyze server hardware. Data center providers forced to adopt UPS solutions to counter the falling tolerance limit among businesses regarding disconnections in data transmission or data loss. Key application areas include cloud storage, data warehouses, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, file servers, application servers, etc.
Another big customer for UPS industry is Indian pharmaceutical industry, ranked third in the world in terms of production volume and 14th in terms of domestic consumption value. The sector requires uninterrupted energy flow in the manufacturing units. Manufacturing processes are energy intensive and the requirement of thermal and electrical energy varies depending on the product.
The major factor drives the usage of UPS industry is the sever power cuts all across the country. Government of India has not sufficient power grids to meet our domestic & industrial usage. Because of which, people has to go for power back-up equipments UPS & Inverters. Another major factor is the changing trends in rural areas. People of rural areas in India are no more ready to bear power cuts of 8-10 hours, Enhancement of capabilities of
Indian rural to afford power backup equipments have open and additional prominent market for UPS industry in India and that is promised to increase drastically in future. With the increase in UPS, usage and we may see a technological makeover in future UPS systems, some of the foreseeing technologies are:
1. Eco-friendly UPS
With the aim of conserving energy and reducing their carbon footprints, more vendors are coming up with an eco-friendly UPS or with an eco-mode built in. Vendors such as Eaton and Socomec have launched their eco-friendly UPS in Q1 FY 2013-14. Green UPS technology offers higher efficiency of up to 94-97 percent against the normal 80-88 percent.
2. Solar UPS
The demand for solar power is mostly from the rural areas, large NGOs, the hospitality industry and retail. With the Tamil Nadu and Gujarat governments announcing a number of policy changes promoting in solar usage, a number of partners are working on solutions around solar power. Mumbai-based Vardhaman Technology is trying to develop an integrated PC with a built-in UPS that draws solar power.
Microtek International
Mr. Manoj Jain – Vice President
Microtek International, is a leading manufacturer of both Off-line and On-line home UPS. Talking about the future of UPS industry in India, Mr. Jain told us that, yes UPS trend may advances in upcoming years as there is generally mismatch in demand and supply of electricity. The market is Limited to Branded Players only as the local players have lost advantage of low pricing and also After Sales Service is very important and Local Players are unable to cope with this. The new technologies in coming years are going to based on energy efficiencies, Microtek has started using Intell Power Saving Technology in all its Range of UPS and Inverters, that uses more and Hi-Grade components, that saves so much additional electricity that they make the Inverter/UPS free in 3 years in comparison to others.
Convergence Power Systems
Mr. Sree Kumar: Director Sales & Marketing
Convergence systems are a leading manufacturer of On-line and Off-line, home & industrial UPS. Mr. Kumar comment on UPS industry future that yes, UPS industry has a bright future, as long as the demand and supply Equations do not match in the Electricity Supply in our country, in terms of availability of quality power, the usage of UPS systems will be there. Technological advancements happened over the years and continued to happen going further. Usage of Solar based systems are already there and going further, it is for sure to picks up momentum.
Aplab Limited
Mr. Sandesh Pradhan – VP – UPS Division
Aplab Limited is a leading manufacturer of online industrial UPS. Mr. Pradhan presented their views on bright future of UPS industry in India, power sector, which is coming up at around 33% growth rate, will need UPS in good numbers. Solar energy promotions also help UPS industry a lot. Day by day new equipments are coming with data storing facilities. Such equipments have static battery backup. However, at certain point of time, it will need a gadget, which will charge & provide continuous power. With the new features of remote monitoring & wireless communication in UPS, the demand of UPS will grow and make the equipment more users friendly.
Uniline Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. R. K. Bansal – Managing Director
Uniline is a leading manufacturer of On-line and Off-line, home & industrial UPS. As per Mr. Bansal usage of UPS will increase in future, as we do not see any improvement in the condition of power supply and because of gap in demand and supply, the trend towards UPS will increase. In terms of upcoming new technologies & solar-based systems, in coming days efficiency of UPS systems will increase, size will reduce and cost will come down, more user friendly so that you can connect & control from residence, mobile, etc. Solar UPS shall work on both AC i.e. grid power as well DC i.e. solar power.
upsINVERTER.com
Mr. Yogesh Dua – Partner
UTL is a leading manufacturer of On-line and Offline, home & industrial UPS. Mr. Dua share with us his views about increasing market of UPS. He told us that its driving factors would be constant & increasing power cuts & increasing power charges.
As we are aware of, electricity was 1.5 Rs/unit 10 years ago and nowadays it increased to Rs. 6-7(approx) and it will be Rs. 10/unit in coming 5 years and solar panel was 150 Rs/watt, 10 years ago but now it is 45-50 Rs/watt. Therefore, when there will be depreciation in solar panel price & increment in price of electricity units, UPS industry will have a great future in terms of upcoming new technologies & solar-based systems.
Best Power Equipments India P Ltd
Mr. Rupesh Kumar – (AVP-Sales & Marketing)
BPE is a leading manufacturer of Online & Off-line industrial UPS. As per Mr. Kumar views, UPS usage will increase in future. The main driving factor is acute power shortage and frequent power-cuts all over India. New technology has already taken over the older ones and solar based UPS is getting pace, yet a bit slow due to huge govt. involvement
Emerson Network Power, India
Dr. A.S. Prasad – Head Product and Marketing, India
Emerson is a leading manufacturer of On-line and Off-line, home & industrial UPS. Mr. Prasad share with us his views about increasing market of UPS.
The demand for UPS solutions in the country can be broadly categorized into three segments, IT sector Telecom demand & Industrial demand. The demand for power backups is ever-increasing due to the rising demand for electricity amongst consumers and enterprises, as well as the need for quality power. Customers are becoming increasingly aware of the right-sized solutions to their power needs that will be economical in the long run and will be durable with higher efficiency, scalability and manageability or how it would fit into the eco system of management of the facility. In terms of core hardware, customers are seeking solutions with a high power factor and high efficiency.
Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd
Mr. J K Agarwal – Director Marketing
Genus is a leading manufacturer of On-line home UPS. Mr. Agarwal share with us his views about increasing market of UPS. He told us that the usage of UPS will increase with the integration of Solar. The inverter/ UPS demand in India has increased due to power shortages, and a strong push from the government through national solar mission. Now, the some state governments and bodies coming forth to install solar inverters for more reliable backups. Solar is expected to be the main driving factor which may increase the demand of UPS/Inverters. Talking about the new technologies, the upcoming technology in Solar is the integration of Net Metering and sine wave inverter/UPS systems to converge both technologies coupled with communication & software technologies in smart grid- RE integration domain by developing and deploying decentralized solar roof top energy generators for residential, commercial & various industrial applications, of both OFF GRID, ON GRID & Hybrid type with storage system which shall depend on available cheap mix energy resources.
Truepower International Ltd
Mr. Vishamber Dayal – Ass.Manager – Operation
Truepower is a leading manufacturer of On-line and Off-line, home & industrial UPS. Mr. Dayal shares with us his views about increasing market of UPS. He told us that the usage of UPS increases in future influenced by factors like, higher power ratings. The trend in the industry is toward higher power ratings for inverters, because the inverter cost per watt decreases as inverter power increases. Therefore, inverters with power ratings up to a few megawatts may be offered to the commercial market.
Some of the other major players of UPS industry is India are:
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American Power Conversion (APC)
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Su-Kam Power Systems
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V-Guard Industries Ltd
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Numeric Power Systems
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Luminous Power Technologies (P) Limited
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ABP Power Solution Pvt. Ltd.
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Consul Consolidated Pvt Ltd
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Parker Power Systems
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Techser Power Solutions
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Hita Ups
Conclusion
UPS industry in India sees a bright future, as India is developing economy and our industrial base increasing constantly apart per person income of
India is getting strength, making lifestyles more comfortable. In this scenario, increasing power cuts & expensive power supplies, are not expectable to a major segment of industries & domestic consumers, thus the trends towards UPS & alternate power supplies is increasing.
