- Business
- ABB India Limited, a subsidiary of Switzerland-based ABB Ltd, manufactures and sells electrification, automation, motion, and robotics products and system solutions to utilities, industries, channel partners, and original equipment manufacturers primarily in India. The company operates through four main business segments: Electrification, offering low- and medium-voltage digital solutions including EV infrastructure, solar inverters, modular substations, distribution automation, power protection, switchgear, enclosures, cabling, wiring accessories, and control products; Motion, providing motors, generators, drives, and related services for power, motion, and control in automation applications; Process Automation, delivering turnkey engineering, control systems, measurement products, life cycle services, outsourced maintenance, and industry-specific solutions for oil and gas, power, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals, minerals, marine, and turbocharging sectors; and Robotics & Discrete Automation, supplying value-added robotics, machine, and factory automation solutions. ABB India provides additional offerings such as ABB Ability digital platform, advanced analytics, industrial software, safety systems, energy management, and marine propulsion systems including Azipod; it serves sectors including utilities, transport, infrastructure, data centers, mining, cement, food and beverage, life sciences, water, wind power, and railways. Founded in 1949 as Hindustan Electric Company Limited and headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, the company changed its name to ABB India Limited in June 2013 after operating as Asea Brown Boveri Limited; it maintains manufacturing facilities in Peenya, Bengaluru, and focuses on local production to support India's Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Recent developments include expansion of its Peenya factory with a new variable speed drive production line in 2025, boosting drives capacity by 25% and delivery times by up to 40%; a Rs 173.55 crore order from Siemens Gamesa in 2025 for 3.X wind turbine converters and electrical cabinets with deliveries through 2026; an agreement to acquire Gamesa Electric's power electronics business from Siemens Gamesa, adding wind converters, battery energy storage systems, solar inverters, over 100 engineers, and two factories; completion of the BrightLoop acquisition in May 2025 to enhance modular converter capabilities in mining, marine, and off-highway sectors; and acquisition of Sensorfact in January 2025 to strengthen digital management offerings; these moves align with growth in renewables, electrification, and industrial automation amid strong financial performance with revenue reaching Rs 121,883 million in FY2024.