March 3, 2026
Proterial, Ltd., formerly Hitachi Metals, Ltd., a Tokyo-headquartered manufacturer of high-performance materials, will establish India’s first manufacturing facility for amorphous electrical steel used in transformer cores. The plant will be located in Sri City, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh, and is scheduled to begin operations in October 2026, primarily serving domestic demand amid rising requirements for […]
February 5, 2026
Hitachi Energy India Limited held a ground-breaking ceremony at its Savli facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, marking the start of an expansion project for its high-voltage product manufacturing operations. The expansion is intended to support rising domestic demand for power infrastructure and reinforce India’s role in the global supply chain for high-voltage equipment. The Savli facility […]
November 7, 2025
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. Ltd. (HIES), part of Hitachi’s Connective Industries Sector, has inaugurated a new manufacturing and sales facility in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, marking its first full-scale business operation in India. The opening ceremony was held on 3 November 2025, with the company now commencing local production of stationary oil-flooded screw air compressors for […]
September 11, 2025
Hitachi Construction Machinery announced it will set up a Global Development Centre in Hubballi–Dharwad, Karnataka, which is expected to employ 200 engineers by 2027. The company selected Dharwad over competing international locations in Southeast Asia. During discussions with a Karnataka government delegation in Tokyo, Hitachi officials stated that the company’s Dharwad unit has already become […]
August 29, 2025
Hitachi Energy India Ltd. has announced an investment of INR 3 billion to expand its manufacturing facility in Mysuru, Karnataka. The project will double the site’s capacity to produce extra-high-voltage (EHV) class pressboard and laminated board, insulation materials used in power and distribution transformers. The expansion will include the replacement of the fossil fuel boiler […]
August 5, 2025
Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd. has appointed Manish Sikka as Managing Director. The move is part of the company’s broader strategy to expand its product and service portfolio—including offerings leveraging digital technologies—and to enter new markets both in India and abroad. In a statement, Sikka said that Hitachi Lift India will focus on manufacturing in India […]
August 3, 2025
Bosch Home Comfort Group has completed its acquisition of Johnson Controls’ residential and light commercial HVAC business, including the Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning joint venture. The company described the deal as the largest acquisition in the history of its Home Comfort division. Following the integration, Bosch Home Comfort Group has expanded its global manufacturing footprint […]
July 16, 2025
Hitachi Energy India has delivered a pioneering 400 kV, 315 MVA three-phase transformer filled with synthetic ester fluid to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). Manufactured at the Maneja, Vadodara facility, it represents the first transformer of this voltage class and capacity in India using synthetic ester insulation. Synthetic ester fluid serves as a safer and […]
July 4, 2025
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation has inaugurated a new office and Global Technical Center in Bengaluru, India. The facility houses advanced microscopy and analytical equipment, including a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) and specialized sample preparation units. FESEM technology enables ultra-high-resolution imaging and analysis of materials at the nanoscale, making it essential for advanced research in materials […]
June 26, 2025
Hitachi Energy India Limited has received a INR 6.47 billion order from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) for 30 units of 765 kV, 500 MVA single-phase transformers. The equipment will be manufactured at the company’s Maneja facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, supporting POWERGRID’s transmission network expansion. Designed for ultra-high-voltage (UHV) AC applications, these transformers bolster India’s power […]
