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Press Presse Press Presse
Infrastructure & Cities SectorLow and Medium Voltage
Division
Erlangen (Germany), February 9, 2012
Siemens opens a new factory for gas-insulated medium-voltage
switchgear in India
Toward the end of January 2012, Siemens Infrastructure &
Cities opened a manufacturing
plant at its new location in the State of Goa, India, to produce
gas-insulated medium-voltage
switchgear. In the initial phase the plant is already providing
employment for 120 people.
The factory in India is equipped with state-of-the-art
production facilities, and has an
infrastructure with lean processes based on the leading quality
standards of the main
Siemens plant in Frankfurt. The factory will turn out switchgear
for the construction and
expansion of power distribution networks for utilities
especially in cities, for the industry,
for infrastructure projects and buildings with a huge power
demand.
As the global number one manufacturer for gas-insulated
medium-voltage switchgear, in the new
factory in Goa Siemens assembles gas-insulated primary
distribution switchgear 8DA and 8DB,
gas-insulated medium-voltage ring main units 8DJH (RMUs) and
compact stations for a voltage
rating of up to 36 kV, mainly for the Indian market. These
products are used in power distribution
networks, as well as in the fast-growing wind energy industry.
Since building up a reliable and safe
electrical power supply is a major task fort the Indian
sub-continent the market for gas-insulated
switchgear is growing. Particularly increasing is the demand for
a secure and reliable power supply
in the fast growing megacities of India. Here, gas-insulated
switchgear can be situated in power
consumption centers and buildings due to their compactness. This
allows for accessing the load
centers with direct medium-voltage connection, thus minimizing
power losses and significantly
increasing the efficiency of the electrical power supply.
Siemens is supporting this demand in one
of the largest emerging countries in the world through its local
business activity.
"Our production facility in India is a good example of how we
are focusing more closely on a high
degree of manufacturing competence and the further expansion of
our domestic footprint. This
includes greatly reinforcing the local research and development
team as a part of our global R&D
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AffairsWittelsbacherplatz 2, 80333 MunichGermany
Reference number: ICLMV201202.002e
Media Relations: Dietrich BiesterTelephone: +49 911
433-8617E-Mail: [email protected]
AGInfrastructure & Cities Sector Low and MediumVoltage
DivisionHumboldtstr. 59, 90459 Nuremberg, Germany
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2 / 2Siemens AGCorporate Communications and Government
AffairsWittelsbacherplatz 2, 80333 MunichGermany
Reference number: ICLMV201202.002e
Media Relations: Dietrich BiesterTelephone: +49 911
433-8617E-Mail: [email protected]
AGInfrastructure & Cities Sector Low and MediumVoltage
DivisionHumboldtstr. 59, 90459 Nuremberg, Germany
network", said Ralf Christian, CEO of the Low and Medium Voltage
Division of the Siemens
Infrastructure & Cities Sector.
Energy-efficient, eco-friendly solutions for setting up power
supply networks are part of Siemens
Environmental Portfolio. In fiscal 2011, revenue from the
portfolio totaled nearly EUR30 billion,
making Siemens one of the worlds largest suppliers of
eco-friendly technologies. In the same
period, the companys products and solutions enabled customers to
reduce their carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions by nearly 320 million tons, an amount equal to
the total annual CO2 emissions of
Berlin, Delhi, Hong Kong, Istanbul, London, New York, Singapore
and Tokyo.
The Siemens Infrastructure & Cities Sector(Munich, Germany),
with approximately 87,000 employees, offers
sustainable technologies for metropolitan areas and their
infrastructures. Its offerings include integrated mobility
solutions, building and security technology, power distribution,
smart grid applications, and low- and medium-voltage
products. The Sector comprises the Divisions Rail Systems,
Mobility and Logistics, Low and Medium Voltage, Smart
Grid, Building Technologies, and Osram AG. For more information,
visit http://www.siemens.com/infrastructure-cities
The Siemens Low and Medium VoltageDivision (Erlangen, Germany)
serves the entire product, system, and solution
business for the power distribution infrastructure of public
util ities, municipal utilities, and industrial facilities. The
Division
is responsible for providing reliable power supply equipment for
conventional and regenerative power plants as well as
intelligent, compact switching stations for distribution
networks in metropolitan and rural areas. In addition, the
Division
supplies energy-efficient solutions for the integration of
renewable energy and energy storage in the grid. For more
information, visit http://www.siemens.com/low-medium-voltage
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