Electric Wires and Cable Market in India 2012
Electrical wires and cables market is growing at a steady pace as the government is investing heavily in infrastructure development. Increase in capacity of the existing power plants and commissioning of the new ones have resulted in higher demand for electric wires and cables. Due to the roll out of 3G and broadband, demand for electric wires and cables is likely to increase in the future.
The report provides a brief introduction to the cables and wires market. It shows the distribution of global cable and wire industry. It also provides the classification and a comparison between Polyethylene (PE) and Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC)cables on various parameters. The market overview section gives a snapshot of the Indian electrical equipment industry. It also highlights the market size, growth and the segmentation. Porter’s five forces analysis helps to understand the prevailing structure of the electric wires and cable market. The import-export section highlights the amount of import and export with respect to electric wires and cables over last four years and the major countries of import and export.
The drivers include the huge investments made by various private companies in power sector as well as the increasing budget allocation by the government on the power sector. Power sector is the largest consumer of cables in India. Another important driver is the roll out of 3G and broadband on a pan-India basis which will boost the market as demand will increase as players look to enhance broadband penetration levels. Government impetus in refineries, power and fertilizers will offer a boost to the cable industry as almost all manufacturing companies need cables. Robust industrialization and growing urbanization are the other important drivers identified. Auto sector and railways are the other important sectors consuming wires and cables on a large scale. Additionally, growth