ABB Plans USD 75 Million Investment in India to Boost Manufacturing, R&D and RE Solutions

ABB India Ltd. has announced plans to invest about USD 75 million in India during 2026 to expand its manufacturing footprint and research and development (R&D) capabilities, supporting critical infrastructure and energy transition sectors.

The investment will strengthen production and innovation across ABB’s Electrification, Motion and Automation business areas. Combined with more than USD 35 million invested in 2025, the move reinforces the company’s 'local-for-local' strategy, with nearly 85 percent of its products sold in India already manufactured domestically.

According to Morten Wierod, Chief Executive Officer of ABB, the investment aligns with growing demand driven by India’s energy transition, grid modernisation, rapid data center development, and expanding metro and high-speed rail networks. He said that the expanded facilities will help meet domestic demand while strengthening the company’s capacity to serve regional markets.

The investment will also generate more than 300 skilled jobs across engineering, operations and research functions.

In Bengaluru, ABB will invest about USD 14 million at its Nelamangala Campus 1 and 2 facilities to expand production capabilities and introduce new technologies, including advanced electrical protection and enclosure solutions. The site will also scale converter manufacturing to support the sustainable mobility sector, including metro rail and high-speed rail propulsion systems.

At its Peenya facility in Bengaluru, ABB will invest USD 21 million to increase manufacturing capacity for low-voltage drives and specialised motors, including flameproof and smoke-venting motors. The expansion will also include an innovation lab, remote monitoring and diagnostics services, upgraded training facilities, and improvements to electromagnetic flowmeter calibration systems.

In Hyderabad, the company is progressing a multi-phase laboratory and office project. The first phase involves a USD 12 million investment and relocation to a 12,400-square-metre office and lab facility. A second phase planned for 2026 will establish a high-power R&D laboratory on ABB-owned land to support engineering and research operations.

The Nashik facility will receive the largest investment of USD 22 million to expand production of indoor and outdoor circuit breakers and enhance its vacuum interrupter factory. The site will also localise 33 kV primary gas-insulated switchgear and develop SF6-free technologies by 2028.

ABB will additionally invest USD 6 million in Vadodara to expand manufacturing of slow-speed synchronous generators and increase induction motor production capacity to serve industries such as metals, oil and gas, cement and wind energy. The expansion will also include a services workshop and a new training center.

In 2025, ABB’s revenue in India exceeded USD 1.5 billion, accounting for about 4 percent of the global group’s total revenue. The company currently employs more than 10,000 people across nearly 25 manufacturing and operational facilities and five major R&D centers in the country.