The investment will support growth across ABB’s Electrification, Motion and Automation business areas, the company said. It follows a decade of strong annual growth in the country, where ABB has invested more than $230 million over this period to strengthen India’s position as a global manufacturing hub.
This year marks ABB’s 76 year of operations in the country. The revenue of ABB in India was more than $1.5 billion in 2025, accounting for 4 per cent of the ABB Group total. With more than 10,000 people across India, ABB in India operates across five locations with nearly 25 manufacturing, distribution and operating facilities in addition to five major R&D centers.
This investment, combined with its 2025 spend of over $35 million, reflects ABB’s commitment to scaling its “local-for-local” strategy in India. Approximately 85 per cent of ABB’s products and solutions sold in India are manufactured locally, the company said.
“This investment in India is an important part of our strategy to support infrastructure build-out and growth in one of our fastest growing markets,” said Morten Wierod, ABB’s Chief Executive Officer.
“We are seeing strong demand driven by the country’s energy transition, grid modernization, data center development, and the rapid expansion of the metro and high-speed rail segments. Our expanded facilities will ensure we meet this demand while enhancing our capabilities to serve other markets in the region,” he said.
Across ABB’s business areas of Electrification, Motion and Automation, investments in multiple Indian locations will focus on expanding production to support its energy transition as well as industries critical to the economy, such as data centers and public infrastructure. Approximately 300 new skilled jobs in engineering, operations, and research are expected to be created as part of the investments.
ABB is investing $14 million in its two Nelamangala campus facilities in Bengaluru to drive continued growth and deepen its localization strategy. ABB is also investing $21 million in its Peenya operations in Bengaluru to expand manufacturing capacity and strengthen advanced technology capabilities.
ABB is currently progressing a multi-phase laboratory and office project in Hyderabad investing $12 million in 2026 as part of phase one which includes the February 2026 operations relocation to a over 12,400 sqm leased office and lab space. For Phase two, a state-of-the-art High Power lab on ABB-owned 16,630 sqm land, is scheduled for 2026. This hub will house R&D and engineering employees.
In Nashik, ABB is expanding its current facility with an investment of $22 million for the production of indoor and outdoor circuit breakers.
ABB will invest $6 million to expand its manufacturing footprint at its location in Vadodara, with a focus on scaling up its slow-speed synchronous generators facility and increasing the capacity of the induction motors factory to support growing demand from core industries such as metals, oil & gas, cement and wind.
