ABB has announced plans to invest approximately $75 million in India in 2026 to significantly expand its manufacturing footprint and research & development (R&D) capabilities across critical industrial segments. This follows an investment of over $35 million in 2025, reinforcing the company’s commitment to its “local-for-local” strategy, under which nearly 85 percent of ABB’s products sold in India are manufactured domestically.
The investment will support growth across ABB’s Electrification, Motion, and Automation businesses. Over the past decade, ABB has invested more than $230 million in India, strengthening the country’s role as a global manufacturing hub. The year also marks ABB’s 76th anniversary of operations in India.
ABB CEO Morten Wierod said the investment aligns with the company’s strategy to support infrastructure growth in one of its fastest-growing markets. He highlighted strong demand driven by India’s energy transition, grid modernization, data centre expansion, and rapid growth in metro and high-speed rail networks.
The expansion is expected to create around 300 new skilled jobs across engineering, operations, and research functions.
Key Investment Locations
Bengaluru – Nelamangala Campuses
ABB is investing $14 million across its two Nelamangala facilities to strengthen localization and expand production. The company will enhance electrical protection and enclosure solution manufacturing and scale up converter production to support India’s sustainable mobility sector, including metro and high-speed rail systems.
The newly developed Nelamangala Campus 2 will focus on power protection solutions with a tenfold expansion in UPS manufacturing capacity. The site will also house advanced rectifier systems, excitation systems, blending solutions, gas analyzer facilities, and dedicated R&D units.
Bengaluru – Peenya
An investment of $21 million will expand ABB’s Peenya operations, focusing on low-voltage drives and specialized motors such as flameproof motors, roller-table motors, and smoke-venting motors. ABB will also establish an innovation lab, advanced remote monitoring systems, enhanced diagnostics capabilities, upgraded training centres, and modernized calibration facilities.
Hyderabad
ABB is investing $12 million in 2026 as part of Phase One of a multi-phase expansion project in Hyderabad, including relocation to a large integrated office and laboratory facility. Phase Two will involve the development of a state-of-the-art high-power laboratory at ABB-owned land, which will serve as a key R&D and engineering hub.
Nashik
ABB will invest $22 million to expand its Nashik facility for manufacturing indoor and outdoor circuit breakers. The expansion will also include a larger Vacuum Interrupter factory and localization of advanced 33kV gas-insulated switchgear and SF6-free technologies by 2028.
Vadodara
An additional $6 million investment will scale up ABB’s Vadodara manufacturing operations, including slow-speed synchronous generators and induction motors catering to core industries such as metals, oil & gas, cement, and wind energy. ABB will also expand its service workshop, upgrade infrastructure, and establish a training centre.
ABB’s India operations generated revenue exceeding $1.5 billion in 2025, contributing nearly 4 percent to the ABB Group’s global revenue. The company employs over 10,000 people across five major locations, operating nearly 25 manufacturing and distribution facilities along with five major R&D centres nationwide.