2016-02-18 - ABB showcased its pioneering automation and digitization technologies as key drivers to future growth in India this week at the country’s landmark event “Make in India” in Mumbai.
ABB has had a strong presence in India for over a century and is deeply committed to helping the country reach two critical goals. Introduced by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the initiative “Make in India” aims to boost the country’s manufacturing sector. The government also aims to establish sustainable growth and has set a target creating 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022.
During the “Make in India” event Prime Minister Modi visited ABB’s exhibition of technologies which focused on the future of power and automation and presentedsmart solutions for sustainable growth, showcasing the drivers of the next level of development in India across utilities, industries, and transport and infrastructure. Prime Minister Modi, along with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan L?fven, Amitabh Kant, who was an architect of the “Make In India” program, and Marcus Wallenberg, Vice Chairman of Investor ABB also interacted with ABB’s Yumi, the world’s first truly collaborative robot.
As a prelude to this week’s event, ABB held its leading global customer fair, Automation and Power World (APW) 2015 exhibition in Dehli late last year with the theme “Smart solutions for sustainable growth.” The event showcased innovative industrial automation solutions combined with world-class productivity with minimal environmental footprint. Here the pilot project of the first multi-source microgrid wasinaugurated with ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer, India’s Minister for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal and ABB’s Chief Technology Officer, Bazmi Husain in attendance. Powered by solar and wind the microgrid generated up to 125 kilovolt ampere (kVA) - enough clean energy for around 4,000 rural households.
ABB’s Yumi is showcased to Amitabh Kant, Marcus Wallenberg, Stefan L?fven, Narendra Modi
Optimization of energy use is imperative as India balances growth and the need to minimize environmental impact. The resulting energy savings and efficiency can be equivalent to setting up new capacity. ABB’s microgrid technology deployed for urban and power sensitive installations can aid reliable, optimal and clean power supply. Microgrids can also decentralize generation and optimize power usage in remote industrial installations or urban complexes.
Hosted by Bazmi Husain, Piyush Giyal and Ulrich Spiesshofer were invited to cut the ribbon during the Inauguration of ABB Microgrid.
ABB has the technology and engineering expertise in place across the country and industries to help India meet its goals for industrialization and faster growth. ABB’s operates its largest R&D center in Bangalore. In Bengaluru the company’s robotics service center utilizes ABB’s Internet of Things, Services and People with engineers continuously monitoring the health and performance of 5,000 working robots deployed worldwide. More than half of the countries diesel locomotives are equipped with ABB turbochargers making the engines more efficient. Once fully-operational, the world’s first multi-terminal UHVDC transmission link will supply clean hydropower from northeastern India to a substation in Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, and from there, feed it across north India to 90 million users.
This ABB microgrid was part of the 2,000 square meter exhibition display at APW India 2015