<p>The lighting business of Rs 8,000 crore Havells India, which is estimated to be about Rs 1,000 crore, is set to grow by 40% in 2018, driven by Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology.<br /><br />The company is in the process of signing an agreement with a European company to import parts and technological know-how to incorporate PoE in its offerings. Havells India Business Head (Lighting) Ajay Saraf told DH “India accounts for about 12% of the global LED requirement. PoE is a technological advancement that helps improve efficiency. While LED itself contributes to 50% savings in electricity bills, PoE will add another 35-40% on that.”<br /><br />About 40% of the corporate and office spaces in India go unutilised. PoE technology in lighting equipment will enable space optimisation by detecting physical movement in the space; it will also enable reduction in carbon footprint by detecting carbon-dioxide emission. The technology further enables optimisation of power usage through daylight harvesting (optimisting brightness of lights depending on natural light in the room).<br /><br />Saraf said, “While the technology demands about 20-30% higher investment, the returns on investment can be recorded in about two-and-a-half years. We are talking about the technology vociferously in India.”<br /><br />The company is betting significantly on corporate clientele in IT hubs of the country -- Bengaluru, Pune, Gurugram and Mumbai. It is estimating about 10-12% of the total business to be generated from this technology in the first year itself. <br /><br />“We are expecting highest traction from Bengaluru because office and corporate spaces are advanced. We have estimated 10% of the demand from the city,” Saraf added. Havells is already running a pilot phase for the technology in Bengaluru.</p>
<p>The lighting business of Rs 8,000 crore Havells India, which is estimated to be about Rs 1,000 crore, is set to grow by 40% in 2018, driven by Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology.<br /><br />The company is in the process of signing an agreement with a European company to import parts and technological know-how to incorporate PoE in its offerings. Havells India Business Head (Lighting) Ajay Saraf told DH “India accounts for about 12% of the global LED requirement. PoE is a technological advancement that helps improve efficiency. While LED itself contributes to 50% savings in electricity bills, PoE will add another 35-40% on that.”<br /><br />About 40% of the corporate and office spaces in India go unutilised. PoE technology in lighting equipment will enable space optimisation by detecting physical movement in the space; it will also enable reduction in carbon footprint by detecting carbon-dioxide emission. The technology further enables optimisation of power usage through daylight harvesting (optimisting brightness of lights depending on natural light in the room).<br /><br />Saraf said, “While the technology demands about 20-30% higher investment, the returns on investment can be recorded in about two-and-a-half years. We are talking about the technology vociferously in India.”<br /><br />The company is betting significantly on corporate clientele in IT hubs of the country -- Bengaluru, Pune, Gurugram and Mumbai. It is estimating about 10-12% of the total business to be generated from this technology in the first year itself. <br /><br />“We are expecting highest traction from Bengaluru because office and corporate spaces are advanced. We have estimated 10% of the demand from the city,” Saraf added. Havells is already running a pilot phase for the technology in Bengaluru.</p>
