Coimbatore pump set cluster (Tamil Nadu)

Introduction

Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu, is an important industrial city with over 25,000 MSMEs and a number of medium and large industries. Coimbatore is one of the largest producers of pump sets for agricultural, industrial and domestic use, accounting for nearly 40% of all pump sets manufactured in India. There are around 600 pump manufacturing units and in and around Coimbatore. The units are located in areas such as Arasur, Annur, Avinashi Road, Ganapathy, Kanuvai, Manikkampalayam, Mettupalayam, Peelamedu and SIDCO Industrial Estate. Also, there are about 400 ancillary support units in Coimbatore, manufacturing components such as impellers, diffusers and shafts which are required by the pump set units. The pump set units provide direct employment to about 7000 people.

Products manufactured

Different kinds of pump sets for agricultural, industrial and domestic applications

Number of MSMEs

600

Main fuels

Electricity; diesel

Production & turnover

10.5 million pump sets per annum; Rs 5000 crores (50 billion)

Energy consumption

Low

Total energy consumption (toe)

3070

Leading industry association(s)

• Southern India Engineering Manufacturers’Association (SIEMA)
  http://www.siema.org/
• Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA)
  http://www.codissia.com/
• The Institute of Indian Foundrymen, Coimbatore Chapter  https://www.indianfoundry.org/regions-chapters-iif.php

Cluster profile

https://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/CoimbatorePumpsetReport.pdf

Other resources

• Scientific and Industrial Testing and Research Centre (Si'Tarc) http://www.sitarc.com/
• MSME-Development Institute, Coimbatore/Chennai https://msmedi-chennai.gov.in/
• District Industries Centre, Coimbatore http://www.dickovai.com/

Source: Data pertains to 2015–16, collected primarily under the TERI–SSEF project