Schneider Electric India Private Limited (“SEIPL”) invites the fifth round of Expression of Interest (“EOI”) from LV switchgear manufacturers in India for availing white labelling product manufacturing services from SEIPL, in compliance with the modifications provided in the order of the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”), dated 18 April 2019 (“CCI Order”), approving the acquisition of the electrical and automation (“E&A”) business of Larsen & Toubro (“L&T”) by SEIPL and MacRitchie Investments Pte. Ltd. The CCI Order is available at:

https://www.cci.gov.in/images/caseorders/en/1652509382.pdf.

The white labelling product manufacturing services being offered by SEIPL is subject to the terms and conditions as set out in the CCI Order including the following:

1. The white labelling product manufacturing service is being offered by SEIPL only for the existing product range, owned and manufactured at L&T plants, of the five products of L&T (Air Circuit Breakers (“ACB”), Moulded Case Circuit Breakers (“MCCB”), Overload Relays, Contactors and Switch Disconnector Fuse (“SDF”), collectively “Five Products”). SEIPL has since transitioned the Five Products of L&T into a new brand, “Lauritz Knudsen Electrical & Automation” (“LK”) effective 29 May 2024.  

2. The white labelling services for the Five Products can be availed for the remaining period of the white labelling product manufacturing services offering ending as on 28 September 2026 for sale solely in the Indian market.  

3. The pricing and allocation of quantity for the white labelling contract will be governed by the CCI Order and monitored by the Monitoring Agency - Moore Singhi Advisors LLP (mazyar@moore-singhi.in) appointed by the CCI.  

4. It is clarified that any third-party LV switchgear manufacturer availing of the white labelling services being offered by SEIPL under the CCI Order, by participating in the present (fifth) round of the expression of interest for the white labelling services, will only be able to avail of white labelling services (if eligible) for a period of approximately 2 years (till 28 September 2026 (i.e., till the expiry of the white labelling remedy period)).   

5. Any such eligible third-party LV switchgear manufacturer availing the white labelling services from SEIPL pursuant to this present (fifth) round of the expression of interest will not be eligible for the non-transferable, non-sub licensable, non-exclusive technology license (“NETL”) (as envisaged under the CCI Order), since no third-party LV switchgear manufacturer will be able to have a “white label offtake for at least 3 continuous years of the product for which it seeks the technology license”, which is a prerequisite for being eligible to avail of the NETL.

Interested LV switchgear manufacturers are requested to respond to fully and finally to this fifth round of invitation for EOI by submitting their details at: https://www.se.com/in/en/about-us/whitelabelling/whitelabelling-registration.jsp by 15th Dec 2024 i.e., 2 months from date of publication of this EOI.

SEIPL will also conduct a pre-bid meeting on 20th Nov 2024, to provide clarifications in relation to this EOI. Interested parties to contact us whitelabel.support@se.com, for further details on the pre-bid meeting.

Specific product ranges available for white labelling will be shared with interested parties post registration at the link set out above.

For further details, please contact us at: whitelabel.support@se.com.