ABB boosts India manufacturing and R&D
About $75 M investment in 2026 will expand factories, research labs and create more than 300 skilled jobs across five Indian locations.
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India: ABB plans to invest about $75 M in India in 2026 to expand its manufacturing capacity and research and development activities. The move follows more than $35 M invested in 2025 and highlights the company’s ongoing “local-for-local” approach in the country, where around 85 % of products sold are produced domestically.
The new funding will support growth across ABB’s Electrification, Motion and Automation businesses. Over the past decade, the company has invested more than $230 M in India, strengthening the country’s role as a global manufacturing hub. This year also marks 76 years of ABB operations in India.
Chief Executive Morten Wierod said the investment reflects strong demand linked to energy transition, grid upgrades, expanding data centres and growth in metro and high-speed rail networks.
The expansion covers several sites. In Bengaluru, ABB will invest $14 M in its Nelamangala campuses to increase production and introduce new electrical protection and enclosure technologies. Converter manufacturing will also be expanded to support sustainable transport such as high-speed rail and metro systems.
At the company’s Peenya operations in Bengaluru, $21 M will boost production of low-voltage drives and specialised motors, alongside new digital services and training facilities.
In Hyderabad, ABB is developing new offices and laboratories, including a future high-power testing lab. Further investments include $22 M in Nashik for circuit breaker production and $6 M in Vadodara to expand generator and motor manufacturing.
ABB’s Indian operations generated over $1.5 B in revenue in 2025, representing about 4 % of the global group total.
Source: ABB