KOEL delivers new range of gensets

The genset business contributes 40% of KOEL's total turnover. It exports 10% of its total volume

With the revised  Central Pollution Control Board’s norms, Kirloskar Oil Engine Ltd is all set to deliver power gensets which comply to new guidelines.

These norms are applied to diesel power gensets below 800 kw range from July 1, 2014. The company has recently delivered over 2,000 gensets in the market complying with the new emission guidelines.

Kirloskar Green Gensets carry decades of proven track record in the demanding Indian operating & usage conditions.

KOEL’s R&E engineers consciously chose to upgrade to these platforms instead of trying new ones. While doing so KOEL has ensured that complexities and costs for the users are kept under control.

While doing this, KOEL has also ensured timely exhaustion of old versions’ stocks with KOEL and channel partners.

Speaking on this, Sanjeev Nimkar, business head power generation said, “The Indian norms most stringent in the world. The price of the new emission norms compliant DG sets will be 15-20 per cent  higher than the earlier version. I am sure we will have an edge over our competitors as we have upgraded our proven engine platforms. Henceforth every single Kirloskar Green Genset will not only be more environments friendly in terms of reduced emissions but also be more fuel efficient, as they would consume less of fuel.”

According to Jay Gangal, head, marketing of KOEL, owing to the difficult market conditions KOEL has not been able to increase our prices in the past two years and have been absorbing the inflationary pressures.

The genset business contributes 40 per cent of KOEL’s total turnover. It exports 10 per cent of its total volume to the markets like South East Asia, Middle East, Africa and Australia.

The market size of Indian genset market aize is of Rs 3000 crore and it is growing due to increased demands and shortage of power supply.  

The company manufactures the gensets at their Kagal plant near Kolhapur.