# Hitachi Energy doubles capacity at Bengaluru plant

Hitachi Energy India has invested Rs 100 crore to double its product manufacturing capacity at its Doddabalapur facility in Bengaluru. The capacity for power quality equipment has been expanded to 22,000 MVAR from 10,000 MVAR, and the facility will add 300-400 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-08-23
- Where: Doddabalapur, Bengaluru, India, India
- Value: $12.5M (1.00B INR)
- Jobs: 350
- Starts operating: 23 Aug 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 22,000 MVAR power quality equipment
- Products: power quality equipment, capacitor units, power electronic compensators
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Energy](https://endata.com/companies/15140.md)

## Sources

- [m.economictimes.com](https://m.economictimes.com/tech/tech-bytes/hitachi-energy-doubles-capacity-at-bengaluru-plant/articleshow/93736213.cms), 2022-08-23: "The demand for power quality products is expected to increase as you add different forms of load into the power grid like electric vehicle charging or data centre operations."
- [economictimes.indiatimes.com](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-bytes/hitachi-energy-doubles-capacity-at-bengaluru-plant/articleshow/93736213.cms), 2022-08-23: "The demand for power quality products is expected to increase as you add different forms of load into the power grid like electric vehicle charging or data centre operations."

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