"Karnataka to be Power Surplus by 2017" says Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

The state of Karnataka will become a power surplus state by 2017 thus ending the electricity shortage in the technology capital of India, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said while inaugurating ELECRAMA-the world’s largest transmission and distribution confluence; and also invited the electrical equipment industry to set up manufacturing units in the state.“The state government has initiated several power projects to the tune of 18,000 mega watts across Karnataka, both in the conventional and non-conventional sectors and they are at different states of implementation. Karnataka will, in all probability, be a power surplus state by 2017,” said Mr Siddaramaiah.

He said Karnataka was a pioneer in the Indian power sector as it has been generating electricity for 112 years and that the state had initiated several reforms in the transmission and distribution sector that would help reduce inefficiencies in the system and also provide enormous opportunity to electrical equipment manufacturers to supply high quality equipment at reasonable costs.

The five day event at ELECRAMA 2014 has been designed to allow participants to experience its multilateral approach to exhibitions and allied events. Among the concurrent events lined up, ELECRAMA 2014 will unveil the 9thTrafotech International Conference on Transformers scheduled to be held on January 9-10, 2014.

The TRAFOTECH 2014, held once in four years, will provide transformer designers, manufacturers, users and consultants a common platform to review the latest advances and futuristic trends, share operational experiences and discuss the requirements of transformers for smart grid systems.The ChangeXchange 2014 – 2nd Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet (RBSM), supported by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, will allow participants from the African nations to meet over 1,000 suppliers from India.The CEOs summit involving giants of the global electrical equipment Industry will feature live panel discussion with eminent experts brainstorming on current challenges and opportunities in T & D Business.The event will also feature Engineer Infinite 2014, through which ELECRAMA 2014 will continue its search for new talent in the field of electrical and allied engineering.