Wind Turbine Main Bearings (Slewing)
$0.30 bnAnnual import
20%Indian capability
3,725Supplier concentration (HHI)
₹1,500 crTo localise
Why India imports it. Schaeffler, SKF, Timken dominate; ABC Bearings and National Engineering growing.
Why it matters. Bearing failure is #1 wind turbine downtime cause.
Can India localise it? Partial - 4-5 years for >3MW turbines.
Where it comes from. Germany (50%), Sweden (30%), Japan (15%).
Scorecard
The ten indices
CMDI 65Dependency
LPI 52.25Localisation potential
IAI 63.75Investment attractiveness
SRI 61.5Supply risk
SCI 56.5Supply-chain complexity
TRI 41Technology readiness
IMI 70.5Industrial multiplier
NSRI 53National-security relevance
EPI 63.75Export potential
ICGI 63.75Capability gap
Who makes it
Manufacturers
In India
ABC BearingsNational Engineering Industries
Global leaders
SchaefflerSkfTimken
Intelligence
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Sources
Primary references
Confidence: Reasoned estimate. Reasoned estimate. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).