Sector Snapshot · Electrical Equipment

India's Electrical Equipment Market Is Set to More Than Double

A fast-read primer on India's electrical equipment sector — the backdrop against which we benchmark every company's cost structure in this category.

US$125 bn
Electrical equipment market size by 2027
11.68%
CAGR, 2022-2027
US$76.24 bn
Incremental market growth, FY24-FY28
US$20.44 bn
Electrical materials market size, 2025
100%
FDI allowed under automatic route

Market Size Is Set to More Than Double

The electrical equipment and materials markets are both on steep growth trajectories.

Electrical Equipment Market (US$ bn)

2022 → 2027 forecast

$52.98bn
2022
$125bn
2027F

Electrical Materials Market (US$ bn)

2025 → 2034 forecast

$20.44bn
2025
$29.39bn
2034F

What's Pushing the Sector Forward

Robust demand, a liberal policy regime, and continued investment define the sector.

Robust Demand
  • Market to grow at 11.68% CAGR through 2027
  • Incremental growth of US$76.24bn expected between FY24 and FY28
Policy Support
  • No industrial licensing; 100% FDI under automatic route (except land-border nations)
  • Unrestricted technology transfer payments
Investment
  • National Capital Goods Policy targets 20% manufacturing share by 2025
  • Capital Goods Competitiveness Scheme Phase-II carries a Rs1,207cr outlay

Recent Developments

A sample of the industry-wide and policy moves shaping the sector through early 2026.

Companies We Benchmark in This Sector

Listed Indian Electrical Equipment companies in tDoBe's cost-benchmarking coverage.

ABB
BHEL
Hitachi Energy
CG Power & Ind
Siemens
Siemens Energy India
GE Vernova T&D
Waaree Energies
Suzlon Energy
Apar Industries
Thermax
Premier Energies
Schneider Electric
Emmvee Photovoltaic
Triveni Turbine
TD Power Systems
MTAR Technologies
Diamond Power

The Cost Benchmark — What We Actually FoundtDoBe Think Report

The market facts above are public background. What follows is tDoBe's own work: every "Other Expenses" line from these companies' own financial records, read by hand and sorted into one clear set of categories — not a keyword search, not each company's own way of reporting it.

13.4%
tDoBe Average — Other Expenses as % of net revenue
4.4×
Gap between the highest and lowest company
15
Cost categories, sorted by meaning
3.5%
Biggest single category — Manpower Supply/Contract Labour
FY24/25
Latest available financial records

Where Companies Land — Total Other Expenses

Each mark is one company's total Other Expenses as % of net revenue. No company is named here.

13.4%
0%10%20%30%40%50%

tDoBe Average by Cost Category

Ranked from biggest to smallest.

Manpower Supply/Contract Labour
3.5%
Freight, Distribution & Logistics
1.7%
Miscellaneous & Others
1.5%
Travel & Conveyance
0.9%
Repairs & Maintenance
0.9%
Total Other Expenses
13.4%
Where the Cost Really Sits

Contract labour is the single largest identifiable cost in this sector, ahead of distribution and general overheads — typical of manufacturing that leans on outsourced or contract workforce.

Why the Range Is So Wide

This sector spans large multinational equipment makers and smaller specialised manufacturers, and that difference in scale and business model drives most of the spread.

Why the Comparison Is Fair

We use each company's own standalone financial records — not group numbers, not each company's own labels. Every cost line is read by hand and placed into one common set of categories, so every company is compared the same way.

See Where Your Own Company Stands

This is the free, sector-wide view. It tells you where Electrical Equipment stands as a whole — not where your own company stands against it, category by category, in rupees.

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Compiled from public government and industry sources, February 2026 update · Figures rounded · tDoBe sector snapshot, for informational purposes · Cost Benchmark findings compiled from companies' own financial records, FY2024/25.