# Schneider Electric Infrastructure to set up vacuum interrupter manufacturing unit in Kolkata

Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited (SEIL) approved enhancing production capacity of vacuum interrupters and circuit breakers by setting up a manufacturing unit in Kolkata. The unit will add 180k MV vacuum interrupters and assembly lines, with production likely starting in 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-11-06
- Where: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Value: $17.0M (138.0M INR)
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 180k MV vacuum interrupters and MV vacuum circuit breakers assembly lines
- Products: vacuum interrupters, vacuum circuit breakers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Schneider Electric Infrastructure](https://endata.com/companies/65211.md)

## Sources

- [projectxindia.com](https://projectxindia.com/2022/11/06/seil-to-setup-manufacturing-unit-for-vacuum-interrupters-in-kolkata/), 2022-11-06: "SEIL board of directors has recently approved enhancing the production capacity of Vacuum Interrupters & Vacuum Circuit Breakers by setting up a manufacturing unit in Kolkata."

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