Date:31/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/31/stories/2008073161370900.htm

Tamil Nadu

Expo to showcase power industry in Tiruchi

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: The power sector industry in Tiruchi, already worth Rs. 10,000 crore, could grow to Rs. 35,000 crore by 2015 with heavy investment in boiler and fabrication industries, Senthil Annamalai, chairman, CII Tiruchi zone, said here on Wednesday.

Speaking at a curtain-raiser for ‘Energex 2008 - a three-day energy excellence exhibition,’ Mr. Annamalai said Tiruchi already contributed 65-70 per cent of the boilers made in the country, and new investments would consolidate its position as the “energy equipment and fabrication capital of India.”

The exhibition would highlight the contribution of Tiruchi in terms of existing business and opportunities in the energy equipment industry, P. V. Kannan, chairman, Energex 2008, said.

As part of the exhibition, a conference would be held with presentations on technology for high efficiency, medium efficiency, and ‘green’ methods of power generation.

The three-day exhibition is expected to attract 80 exhibitors and 5,000 business and trade visitors, generating revenue of about Rs. 300 crore, he said.

The exhibition is slated to be held between September 26 and 28 on St. John Vestry Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School grounds in Tiruchi.