Pumpset's efficiency will go up 10%
Energy efficiency level of pumpsets is expected to go up by at least 10 per cent from the current prescribed levels when the Bureau of Energy Efficiency comes out with its standards for them, according to V. Krishnakumar, the newly-elected president of the Indian Pump Manufacturers’ Association(IPMA). He told reporters here on Friday that the manufacturers would have to upgrade the quality of their products to meet the new standards.They might have to invest more on design and quality control too. Implementation of the efficiency norms would result in more vigilance and thus reduce the use of pumps that were not energy efficient, especially in agriculture and domestic sectors. Members of the Southern India Engineering Manufacturers’ Association (SIEMA) and the pump manufacturers’ association were part of the technical committee of the bureau and had given their suggestions to achieve better energy efficiency.
Mr. Krishna Kumar said another area of focus for the association was to help the pump manufacturers here diversify production and tap the market available for other types of pumps (industrial). Industrial pumps had tremendous potential in the domestic and export markets. Between April and December 2006, the total pumpset export, including projects, from the country was more than Rs. 800 crore. Frequent interaction and business tie-ups between the pumpset manufacturers in Coimbatore and members of the IPMA would result in production of high value pumps here.
The manufacturers here should know more about the potential, technology and market for these products. “The pump industry is huge. We have the production infrastructure in Coimbatore. Manufacturers’ awareness needs to be improved.” Mr. Krishna Kumar added that the IPMA members should make use of the infrastructure available under the Coimbatore Industrial Infrastructure Association Project here. The IPMA and the SIEMA would work together not only for common problems but also for better coordination of their members. The SIEMA president, C.R. Shanmugasundaram, added that the Director General of the bureau was expected to make an announcement on the new energy efficiency standards at a meeting to be held here next month.
