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About ICSA INDIA LTD. |
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ICSA India LTD is a
pioneer company in bringing computing and communication convergence
to address the ongoing power sector reforms particularly for
distribution segment. the company derives its domain strength
by offering infrastructure and turnkey solution for the distribution
segment of the power sector. Its product line up demonstrates
the in house strength in the area of embedded systems by adopting
the technological advancements relevant to its area of operation.ICSA
is also listed on the Hyderabad stock exchange, National stock
exchange and Bombay stock exchange. |
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| Areas of specialization |
Our area of specialization
lies in providing the end to end solutions for the energy
management, audit services by deploying our products on different
layers and levels of the distribution network which can communicate
with each other and exchange data and events. We are in forefront
in adopting new technologies to ensure customer satisfaction
with a suite of embedded solutions and comprehensive quality
infrastructure customized for the specific requirements of
the enterprises across a spectrum of industries especially
the Energy Sector. |
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| Products we offer: |
The products we offer
are Substation controller, Micro RTU, Distribution Transformer
Monitoring system, Smart meter, Intelligent AMR, ICAP, value
added software applications, turnkey transmission and distribution
segment infrastructure products e.t.c.ICSA products cover
the entire key elements in the electrical distribution network.
Our area of specialization lies in providing end-to-end solutions
for energy management and audit services by deploying our
products different layers and levels of the distribution network
which can communicate with each other and exchange data and
events. |
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| About Transmission and Distribution
sector and scope for growth in India |
Previously, the transmission
and distribution sectors were bundled together and until the
last two to three decades the higher preference is given to
the transmission segment for the network augmentation, modernization
and even automation. But the raising demand for overall reforms
in the distribution sector due to allocation of free power
to agriculture and the reduction of tariff rates fir certain
categories has given a tremendous scope for the growth at
a rate of 20% per annum apart from the huge gap to address
the existing infrastructure. |
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| Role played in identifying and minimizing
the Transmission and Distribution losses |
We play a vital role
in bringing the data using our products to the doorstep of
our customers from different nodes of the distribution sector.
Our products and solutions identify the critical areas, gaps
and even the means how to minimize these losses. At present,
considering the demand and supply gap, every unit saved, saves
the environment from the green house effect and leads us to
the judicious use of precious non renewable resources like
coal. oil and gases which are used in the production of power. |
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| Perceiving Accelerated Power Development
and Reforms program(APDRP) and other programs as a part of reforms
and their effect on T&D sector |
The APDRP aims to reduce
AT & C losses. Bring commercial viability in the power
sector, reduce outage & interruption, increase consumer
satisfaction, bring energy audit at 11KV level and grant incentive
for the reduction of actual cash losses. |
Apart from the APDRP
schemes ICSA participates in renovation and modernization
of substations, transmission lines and distribution transformers,
augmentation of feeders and transformers, feeder and consumer
meters. High voltage distribution system(HVDS), consumer indexing
, SCADA and computerized billing. These reforms reduce the
losses and enhance stability and increase the efficiency.
Also T&D is a state and central concurrent subject involving
many procedures. The reforms have got far reaching consequences
in shaping up the growth of the country. The scarce resources
in terms of material and money can be diverted to the areas
that need immediate attention. this would make the existing
DISCOMs viable and profit making. |
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| Challenges to see in near future how
well prepared to face them |
Our challenges are very
similar to a knowledge based industry i.e. to keep in tune
with the technological advancements. The main challenge would
be to keep up the bottom line while there is exponential growth
in terms of topline.Our efforts in oil, gas and other sectors
should significantly contribute for bottom line, with a prudent
product mix and services in place. |
We have constant upgradation
programs for our employee’s inn terms of skills and
providing challenging work environment, which gives the necessary
incentive for retaining the expertise. Our innovative R&D
team is consistently working in developing innovative and
cost effective solutions. We have also a team of experts to
address project management, structure financial needs, and
plan for higher growth of the company. |
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| Future Plans |
We want to position
the company as a global player in the energy and utilities
sectors. To realize this, we have opened international office
in Singapore, which will house our Global Solution centre
for overseas customers. Since we are also in infrastructure
related areas we would like to strengthen our verticals and
diversification to emerge as a key enabler to fulfill the
ever-growing need of infrastructure. |
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Courtesy : Electrical
Monitor, 16 January, 2007 edition. |
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