On 06 October, 2023, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin inaugurated Hitachi Energy’s new Global Technology and Innovation Centre, which will come up in Chennai.

The centre, covering over 3,00,000 sq. ft., has nearly 50,000 sq. ft. of dedicated laboratory space. It is owned by Hitachi Energy Technology Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Energy, Switzerland. In addition, it is equipped to complete more than 1,000 projects annually for businesses around the globe.

Hitachi’s newly built centre will house over 2,500 energy transition technologists specialising in transformers and grid automation and integration as well as will support businesses in various segments. This world-class innovation and technology centre in Tamil Nadu highlights the quality of its local talent.

This centre in Chennai is a strategic investment, which would accelerate innovation, and engineering capability to support its customers. Also, it supports the vision of ‘Made in India’ and it is geared toward delivering real-impact in research and development (R&D) and end-to-end engineering of global projects.