Aluminium Conductors (i) All Aluminium Conductors (AAC) (ii) All Alloy Aluminium Conductors (AAAC), and (iii) Aluminium Conductors Steel Reinforced (ACSR) are used in Transmission and Distribution system to carry the generated electrical energy from generating station to end user. The Electrical energy is normally generated at the power stations far away from the urban areas where the consumers are located. There is a large network of conductors between the generating stations and the consumer. The network is called the Transmission and Distribution system. The Transmission system is to deliver bulk power from power stations to the load centres and large industrial consumers beyond the economical service range of the regular primary distribution lines where as distribution system is to deliver power from power sector . Uses and Applications Aluminium has many advantages for electrical applications. It is lightweight, strong, corrosion resistant, and a highly efficient conductor (aluminium has twice the conductivity, per pound, of copper)—rendering it the material of choice for transmitting power from generating stations to homes and businesses. It is also infinitely recyclable, making it a perfect fit for today’s environment. In 2010, electrical market applications rose 13.1 percent, to 1.472 billion pounds. Shipments of ACSR, bare cable, and insulated wire and cable products totaled 631 million pounds, off 11 million pounds from the previous year. The North American electrical market was the fourth largest for aluminium, accounting for 7.3 percent of all aluminium shipments during the year. Market Survey India is a big aluminum producer in the world. It also houses a number of aluminum plants which includes aluminum smelting plants, aluminum extrusion plants, alumina refineries, FRP plants, wire rod plants, and aluminum foil plants. India holds the rank of the eighth biggest primary aluminum producer in the world. Following Australia, Guinea, Brazil, and Jamaica, India ranks as the fifth biggest alumina producer in the world. The aluminum production of the country represents approximately 5% of the overall amount of aluminum produced in the world. The country is also a big storehouse of bauxite reserves and the bauxite reserves of the country are projected to remain for more than 350 years The market for power conductors is set to boom in the XII Plan period thanks to a much higher power transmission outlay. With private sector companies lending a supporting hand in mega transmission lines, demand for power conductors is expected to soar. Aluminum conductors have been successfully utilized in the electrical industry for over 100 years. Electricity is transmitted from the utility power plant to point of use meters using aluminum wiring almost exclusively. The Indian market for power conductors is by and large an organized one, with three players dominating the market. Sterlite Technologies Ltd is by far the industry leader, followed by Apar Industries Ltd and Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd. These three companies together account for 70 per cent of India's power conductor market, with the remaining 30 per cent shared by a large number of smaller players spread nationwide. As of today, the power conductor market is estimated at some 5,600 crore. Few Indian Major Players are as Under:- Aluminium Industries Ltd. Apar Industries Ltd. Aravali Infrapower Ltd. Birla Ericsson Optical Ltd. C M I Ltd. Cable Corpn. Of India Ltd. Central Cables Ltd. Concepta Cables Ltd. Crystal Cable Inds. Ltd. Cybele Industries Ltd. Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd. East India Udyog Ltd. Finolex Cables Ltd. Fort Gloster Inds. Ltd. G R Cables Ltd. G T C L Mobile Com Technology Ltd. Galada Power & Telecommunication Ltd. Gammon India Ltd. Gem Cables & Conductors Ltd. Gujarat Optical Communication Ltd. Gujarat Telephone Cables Ltd. Gwalior Transmission System Ltd. H G S (India) Ltd. Haryana Telecom Ltd. Hindustan Cables Ltd. Hindusthan Vidyut Products Ltd. Hirakud Industrial Works Ltd. Incab Industries Ltd. Indo Power Cables Ltd. Industrial Cables (India) Ltd. Kei Industries Ltd. Lunkad Aluminium Ltd. M P Telelinks Ltd. Madhya Pradesh Electricals Ltd. Marine Cables & Wires Pvt. Ltd. Murarka Cables & Conductors Ltd. Nicco Corpn. Ltd. Nicco Corporation Ltd. [Erstwhile] Nicco Industries Ltd. Omega Cables Ltd. Opal Industries Ltd. Optel Telecommunications Ltd. Paramount Communications Ltd. Paramount Wires & Cables Ltd. Pashupati Cables Ltd. Pawan Power & Telecom Ltd. Pennar Aluminium Co. Ltd. Plasmac Machine Mfg. Co. Ltd. R P G Cables Ltd. R R Kabel Ltd. S G N Telecoms Ltd. Savant Infocomm Ltd. Shashi Cables Ltd. Skytone Electricals (India) Ltd. Smita Conductors Pvt. Ltd. Spectra Punjab Ltd. Sterlite Technologies Ltd. Sterlite Telecom Ltd. Sterlite Telelink Ltd. Tamilnadu Telecommunications Ltd. Telelink Nicco Ltd. Telephone Cables Ltd. Torrent Cables Ltd. Torrent Cables Ltd. Traco Cable Co. Ltd. U M Cables Ltd. Uniflex Cables Ltd. Universal Cables Ltd. Upcom Cables Ltd. V H E L Industries Ltd. Vimal Flexsol Ltd. ?