Cummins builds new generator plant in China

Cummins Power Generation Inc, a division of Cummins Inc, has recently started construction of a diesel generator sets plant in Wuhan, the capital city of Central China's Hubei province.

With a total investment of $19 million, this new plant with 12,000 square meters of construction area will have an annual capacity of 6,000 diesel generator sets and 30,000 G-Drive engines when it starts operation in July 2009.

The facility is expected to generate annual sales revenue of $170 million by 2013. Diesel generators and related products will be made here both for domestic supply and export.

The Wuhan city is already home to a regional Cummins service center and a $10 million Cummins Fuel Systems plant that opened in April this year.

Cummins Power Generation is a worldwide provider of electrical generators and power generation systems, components and services in standby power, distributed power generation, as well as auxiliary power in mobile applications to meet the needs of a diversified customer base.

Its products include diesel and alternative-fueled electrical generator sets from 2.5 to 2,700 kW, alternators from 0.6 KVA to 30,000 KVA, transfer switches from 40 amps to 3,000 amps, paralleling switchgear and generator set controls.