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Covid-19 outbreak: For big electrical players, lockdown only a blip

Most of the firms that are dependent on government contracts are looking at a dry pipeline in the near term.

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5 min read Last Updated : May 01 2020 | 10:18 AM IST

Power infrastructure companies, which range from large firms making transmission-and-distribution equipment to outfits turning out smaller items, could be looking at two different scenarios after the Covid-induced lockdown.

While bigger players are considering the current slowdown a blip, equipment makers, which form a significant portion in the supply chain and are mostly small and medium enterprises, are staring at a bleak future.

Most of the firms that are dependent on government contracts are looking at a dry pipeline in the near term.

“The liquidity issue which was already there with power distribution companies (discoms) has aggravated now. Our working capital

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