ABB announces $75 million investment to expand manufacturing and R&D operations in India!
ABB has announced plans to invest approximately $75 million in India during 2026 to expand its manufacturing footprint and strengthen research and development capabilities across key business segments. The investment builds on more than $35 million the company invested in 2025 and reflects ABB’s continued focus on its “local-for-local” strategy in one of its fastest-growing global markets.
Currently, around 85 percent of ABB’s products and solutions sold in India are manufactured locally. The new investment will further strengthen domestic production capacity across ABB’s Electrification, Motion and Automation businesses while reinforcing India’s role as a key global manufacturing hub for the company. Over the past decade, ABB has invested more than $230 million in India.
The expansion program will cover multiple locations including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Nashik and Vadodara. ABB expects the initiative to create around 300 skilled jobs across engineering, research, manufacturing and operational functions.
ABB CEO Morten Wierod said the investment aligns with the company’s strategy to support infrastructure development and industrial growth in India. Rising demand from sectors such as renewable energy, grid modernization, data centers and urban transportation has created strong opportunities for advanced electrical and automation technologies.
In Bengaluru, ABB will invest $14 million in its Nelamangala Campus to expand production capacity and introduce new product ranges in 2026, including advanced electrical protection and enclosure solutions. The investment will also support converter manufacturing to meet growing demand in sustainable mobility sectors such as metro systems and high-speed rail.
The newly developed Nelamangala Campus 2 will focus on power protection technologies and research activities. The facility will increase production capacity for uninterruptible power supply systems and will also manufacture rectifiers, excitation systems and gas analyzer solutions.
ABB will additionally invest $21 million in its Peenya facility in Bengaluru to expand manufacturing capacity for low-voltage drives and specialized motors. The site will also receive upgrades to high-precision electromagnetic flowmeter calibration equipment to strengthen advanced manufacturing capabilities.
In Hyderabad, ABB is developing a new laboratory and office complex through a multi-phase investment program. The first phase includes a $12 million investment and the relocation of operations to a facility covering more than 12,400 square meters. A second phase will establish a high-power laboratory on ABB-owned land to support engineering and research teams.
Additional investments include $22 million in Nashik to expand circuit breaker manufacturing and vacuum interrupter production, along with $6 million in Vadodara to increase production capacity for generators, motors and industrial services.
Through these expansions, ABB aims to strengthen its ability to serve growing domestic demand while also supporting export opportunities and regional markets from its Indian manufacturing base.
