After buying the power electronics business of Gamesa Electric in December 2025, ABB has shipped its first converter of wind power that was manufactured in India. This converter was manufactured in the ABB plant in Nelamangala near Bangalore which is one of the major manufacturing sites of the company in the country. The shipment is the first locally made wind converter by ABB since the acquisition and is part of the strategy by the company to enhance the role of India in global supply chain of renewable energy. The unit has been sold to a wind turbine OEM and it reflects the increasing domestic capacity in manufacturing of high level power electronics that are important in large-scale wind developments. It is also in line with the development of India and its Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat programmes that seeks to decrease reliance on imports on clean energy technologies.
Gamesa Electric Acquisition Adds 46 GW of Wind to the ABB Portfolio.
The Gamesa Electric acquisition has placed ABB with a very large renewable energy portfolio providing almost 46 gigawatts (GW) to its world-wide network of wind power converters. This is quite a large capacity, which is almost one-fifth of the current renewable energy capacity in India. The acquisition introduced high-technology converter technologies, expertise in highly specialized engineering, and production plants in Spain to ABB. These converters are very important in maintaining stability of the grid, effective conversion of power, and easy integration of wind energy into the national grids. The company uses a combination of Gamesa Electric wind technologies and the ABB global scale to reinforce its presence in wind, solar, and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Wind Energy and 2030 Renewable Targets Boost to India.
India has also established a very high target of achieving a capacity of over 100 GW of wind power by the year 2030 and it is important that the manufacture locally of important elements of converters to achieve this is done. Decision by ABB to produce wind power converters in India would cut down the expenses, supply routes, and enhance projects execution schedules. The executives of the company pointed out that wind energy is an essential component of the global energy transformation, along with solar and storage. As the investments in clean energy and grid modernization continue to grow, the production located in India is expected to ensure the domestic demand and exports, which will strengthen the role of India as a world leader in the manufacturing of renewable energy equipment.
