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Piyush B Shah, Managing Director, Hitachi Hi-Rel Power Electronics Pvt. Ltd.

What has been Hitachi’s interest in the Indian industrial power electronics market? Why the association with Hi-Rel Electronics and what is the main objective of this alliance?

Piyush B Shah, Managing Director, Hitachi Hi-Rel Power Electronics Pvt. Ltd.

These days, power electronics products manufacturing is becoming a very important business due to sheer increase in volume and value of the business. These products are finding increasingly an important position in social infrastructure growth initiatives of Hitachi. Hence power electronics products and general automation products are important products for us.

What will be your offerings for the Indian energy sector?

We will offer UPS systems and VFD solutions (MV Drives and LV Drives) to the Indian energy sector. We also have a range for grid tied solar inverters.

What will be the US P of the Hitachi Hi-Rel products?

Our products are best in class quality with reasonable cost. We have proper after sales support with assured supply of spare parts at a reasonable cost for a long time. Our products are approved by leading consultants like EIL, TCE, MECON, PDIL, Desein, Aker Solutions, Fichtner, UDHE, Dalal Consultants, M. N. Dastur, Mott McDonald, Chemtex, and NTPC.

What is going to be your focus on R&D?

Hitachi Hi-Rel Power Electronics Pvt. Ltd., in consultation/coordination with ‘Omika’ Works of Hitachi-Japan, will produce the latest power electronic products. Many development activities including the basic green field development as well as value engineering will be undertaken by Hitachi Hi-Rel. Our strong emphasis on in-house research and development (R&D) to provide reliable, clean and uninterrupted power in mission critical applications, through a highly skilled and experienced group of engineers, has been recognised by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

What is Hitachi Hi-Rel’s long term focus for the Indian market ?

We would like to become the No.1 power electronics company in India by the year 2015.