Mahindra Powerol, a business unit of the USD 19 billion Mahindra Group, today announced the extension of its higher kVA Diesel Generators (DG) range with the launch of the 400/500/625 kVA DG powered by Perkins® 2000 series engines. Designed at its R&D hub at Mahindra Research Valley in Chennai and manufactured at its Chakan plant near Pune, this new range of Generator sets with 12.5 Litre to 18 litre Perkins engine is the latest addition to Mahindra Powerol's higher kVA product series.

Perkins® 2000 Series electronic engines are renowned in the market for their world class quality and efficiency. They are turbocharged and air-to-air charge cooled with certifications up to Euro Stage IIIA/U.S. EPA Tier 3 and to India's CPCB-II emissions standards. Developed from a proven heavy-duty industrial base, the engines offer superior performance and reliability. These engines are an ideal choice for customers looking at prime and standby power DG range of 400-625 kVA.

Hemant Sikka, President, CPO, Powerol & Spares Business, Mahindra & Mahindra said, ''At Powerol, our strategy is to strengthen our product offerings in the higher kVA range. With today's launch of 400/500/625 kVA Gensets, we now have top quality gensets from 5kVA to 625kVA. This gives us a great opportunity to grow in new segments and offer a wide and world-class range of gensets to our customers.''

Shares of the company gained Rs 17.45, or 2.18%, to trade at Rs 818.00. The total volume of shares traded was 55,378 at the BSE (1.22 p.m., Monday).