Ubifrance and the French Trade Commission in India is organising a French Pavilion at ELECRAMA 2012, the 10th International trade show of electrical and industrial electronics industry, being held from 18th to 22nd January 2012 in Mumbai. The objective is to bring together, leading French companies to showcase their innovative technologies and evaluate business opportunities in the Indian power industry.

The Indian power sector is seeing a meteoric rise. Being the 5th largest producer and 6th largest consumer of electricity in the world, India represents a burgeoning market with huge demands and an appetite for new infrastructure, goods and services. The French Pavilion (Hall 7 Stand H7G58) gathers 7 leading companies from France, specialising in various fields like long distance transportation of energy, low-cost installation processes, development of CAD solutions and software and manufacture of high-tech industrial equipment. These companies are looking forward to bring new technologies and latest industrial electrical equipment to the Indian market.

List of participating French companies:

Algo'Tech Informatique France offers a full range of innovative electrical CAD solutions adapted to different areas of electrical engineering: industrial applications, installation processes, design offices, maintenance departments, ERP, etc. Website: www.algotech-informatique.com

AUGIER SAS is a leading specialist in the field of long distance energy transportation and offers up to 30% cost reduction in the installation process as compared to a classical application. AUGIER manufactures electrical products for road lighting, site lighting and airfield lighting projects. The main products they offer are Switchboards and transformers for energy transportation in 5500 V, energy savers and constant current regulators. Website: www.augier.com

CITEL2CP is a leading French surge protection manufacturer and supplier, best suited for AC/DC applications, data & telecom network, radiofrequency systems. Our surge protectors specifically designed for PV systems are available with different voltages for off-grid applications as well as for multi MW power plants. Website: http://www.citel2cp.com/

FSP-one is a leading specialist in the production of Specialty Conductors with nickel or silver plated copper clad aluminium, specially developed for the aircraft industry. This new generation of conductors is recognized as a standard industrial product and is already being used by Airbus in their A380 series and will be incorporated in other upcoming series. Website: http://en.thermocompact.com/Our-Products/Hi-tech-wires

Since 1997, GC Software has developed and offered the software JOVE, for overhead line design, either distribution that is on poles, or transmission, that is on towers. The functionality offered by this software has been adapted over 10 years to most national regulations, including the Indian regulation (IS 802). It is available in English and 13 other languages (including Chinese). Website: www.softlinelec.com

Gindre is a renowned specialist in manufacturing conductors for electrical equipment using copper transformation and a leading supplier to big international groups and to local SMEs. With a global solution to copper element project, Gindre Group has established its presence in 10 countries with more than 500 employees providing customized quality solutions and technical expertise to different copper element projects. Website: www.gindre.com

Redex is a leading manufacturer of tandem mills specializing in production of flat copper conductors which are in turn used by enamelled, wrapped and transposed conductor manufacturers for making Transformers, LV/HV rotating machines, wind turbines, generator, etc. These high speed rolling mills are manufactured at REDEX's modern factory in France and completely tested for guaranteed performances before sales. REDEX also has a branch office in Hyderabad, India, employing skilled engineers trained at REDEX, France. Special training is given to ensure quick and efficient after sales service. Website: www.wire-rolling-mills.com

ELECRAMA is the world's largest electrical T&D exhibition held biennially in Mumbai, India since 1990. In its ninth edition, ELECRAMA-2010 hosted 1,243 exhibitors from 23 countries including India and attracted 1,05,209 footfalls into the exhibition including visitors from 120 countries. ELECRAMA indeed aims to offer these French companies an ideal business platform to showcase their technologies and to identify new business opportunities.