Integrated Power Transmission and Distribution Company, Transrail Lighting Limited, is experiencing a growth trajectory in its Lighting Infrastructure business. The company expects its lighting infrastructure division’s revenue to grow at a healthy 15–17% CAGR over the next three years. Transrail’s Marquee Projects Transrail made foray into lighting infrastructure business in the year 2010 with setting up of a state-of-the-art lighting pole manufacturing and galvanising facility at Silvassa, U.T. Since then, the company has designed, manufactured and installed over 2 Lakh poles and 6000 high masts. In its first year of operations, the company successfully won and executed two marquee projects of high masts at Pallekele Cricket Stadium at Candy, Sri Lanka and Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Sahara Stadium) in Pune, India.

 

Since then, in a short span of its existence, Transrail’s lighting infrastructure division has supplied numerous poles including decorative poles and high masts for highways, refineries, ports, power grid, amongst others. Some of the marquee projects include Gift City (Gujarat), Sahar elevated road at Mumbai International Airport, PGCIL, Adani Ports, BPCL, HPCL, etc. For Adani’s ambitious realty projects - 'Shantigram' located between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, TLL has erected 66kV transmission line and poles for their cricket stadium, golf course and tennis court. This project is an ideal showcase of TLL’s diverse capabilities in designing and execution.

 

With an innovation driven business strategy, Transrail has emerged as one of the leading players in lighting infrastructure business in India. It is the first company to create the largest gantry structure in India at a highway in Maharashtra measuring 110 meters. Transrail has also manufactured and type-tested Structures for railways and Nagpur Metro. These structures are expected to set a new trend for all future metro rail projects in India. Another innovation to Transrail’s credit is ‘Curved Poles’ that it has installed on Sahar Elevated Road at Mumbai International Airport. Transrail is the only company in India that has pole bending facility.

 

“Innovation is a true differentiator for Transrail’s lighting infrastructure business. Our team constantly creates modern designs and structures to suit customers’ specific requirements. This makes us a lighting infrastructure solutions provider, than merely just a supplier of poles. We have presence across each segment of lighting such as poles, high masts, Derrick structures, decorative poles, and signages,” said Hemant Jain, President, Pole Business at Transrail.

 

The present government’s commitment on developing the country’s infrastructure is expected to be a major growth driver for Transrail’s lighting infrastructure business. Commenting on the opportunity ahead, D.C. Bagde, Managing Director, Transrail Lighting Limited said, “We are excited about the opportunities in this business. The government’s initiatives on projects such as smart cities, EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Limited), new highways and railway corridors should create a big demand for lighting infrastructure solutions. We expect Transrail to be a big beneficiary of this development. Our manufacturing facilities are the top-notch in the sector, with a superb team for structural, civil and lighting design, equipped with the latest international design software. We expect our lighting solutions business to grow in higher teens in coming years.”

 

Export of lighting infrastructure solution is expected to be another major focus area for Transrail in coming years. In fact, the company has already bagged export orders from the ME region to supply street poles. “We are actively exploring the export market for lighting infrastructure. Our ability to quickly understand clients’ requirements and our ability to present highly customised solutions is making us a preferred partner outside India as well. We are in active discussions with clients in various countries,” added Hemant Jain.