This opportunity entails setting up a manufacturing / assembly plant for air insulated and sandwich type busbars (copper and aluminum based).
KSA has massive plans to increase transmission capacity, amounting to ~69,000 Ckt km of high voltage lines and ~250,000 MVA of high voltage substations (cumulative 2017 – 2030). Similarly, planned additional distribution capacity to amount to ~69,000 Ckt km for high voltage lines and ~219,000 MVA for high voltage substations (cumulative 2017 – 2030).
Beyond KSA, major regional capacity additions are planned to service the double-fold regional demand growth. Plans to increase regional transmission capacity beyond KSA amount to ~259,000 Ckt km of high voltage lines and ~775,000 MVA of high voltage substations (cumulative 2017 – 2030). Similarly, planned additional distribution capacity to amount to ~1.9 million Ckt km for high voltage lines and ~819,000 MVA for high voltage substations (cumulative 2017 – 2030).
The KSA air insulated and sandwich type busbar market is estimated at USD 73 million in 2017 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8%, to reach a value of USD 200 million by 2030.
With forecasted market growth, multiple opportunities exist to localize the air insulated and sandwich type busbar production value chain. The main focus of this opportunity is on Manufacturing and Assembly of busbars:
- Manufacturing: extrusion & drawing process, jointing and mounting, design and fabrication, coating, electroplating
- Assembly: fitting and accessories assembly, lamination, insulation
However, opportunities also exist in busbar testing which includes,
- Surface roughness testing, ultrasonic thickness testing, partial discharge testing, dielectric testing, low inductance test
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