Flex to Inventec, foreign players see potential in PLI for tech products

Lenovo India has said it would like to increase its laptop-making capacity by 10x at its Puducherry plant and also manufacture tablets

Initial reactions to the government’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, announced on Wednesday, have been positive with global electronic manufacturers of laptops, tablets, computers, and mobile phones, showing interest in participation.
 
The scheme is aimed at promoting local manufacturing and export of these items.
 
Companies such as Flex in Singapore and Foxconn, Wistron, Pegatron Quanta Computers, Compal, and Inventec in Taiwan are considering applying for the incentive, according to sources.
 
While Flex and Wistron said they will not comment, Quanta, Compal, and Inventec did not respond to queries. Flex has already tied up with HP to make