T.N. CM Stalin inaugurates Hitachi Energy’s biggest Global Technology and Innovation Centre in Chennai

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated Hitachi Energy's largest Global Technology and Innovation Centre in Chennai. The Centre will house over 2,500 energy transition technologists and is equipped to execute over 1,000 projects a year. Mr. Stalin said the State is creating sector-specific parks and policies to attract investments and boost its trillion-dollar economy. Over the past two years, more than 30 Global Capability Centres and Research and Development Centres have opened in the State. Tamil Nadu is emerging as a vibrant knowledge hub and is one of the most sought-after places globally for research and innovation. Centre reflects TN's rich talent pool and R&D ecosystem, and is set to increase its headcount by 20% by 2024.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday inaugurated Hitachi Energy’s largest Global Technology and Innovation Centre in Chennai.

Located at the Commerzone IT Park on Mount Ponnamallee Road in Porur, the Centre is spread over 3,00,000 square feet with nearly 50,000 square feet of dedicated lab space.

The facility will house over 2,500 energy transition technologists with post-doctorate and postgraduate degrees, specialising in grid automation, transformers, high-voltage and grid integration. The Centre is equipped to execute over 1,000 projects a year across 40 countries in the world.

“Such world-class innovation and technology centres coming up in Tamil Nadu reflect the quality of our local talent and will further boost the State’s vision of becoming a trillion-dollar economy by 2030,” Mr. Stalin said. Hitachi Energy launched its energy generation unit in Tamil Nadu in February this year, and Thursday’s function is its continuation, he said.

Tamil Nadu is the second-largest economy in India, and leads on several parameters of industrial growth. “We not only aspire to sustain this, but to grow further, we are taking all efforts possible to attract investments on a large scale,” Mr. Stalin said. To attract investments into the State, we are creating sector-specific parks with world-class infrastructure, he said.

Mr. Stalin said the State has unveiled sector-specific policies and schemes including the Research and Development Policy, as well as policies for industrial parks, innovation hubs and skill development centres.

“Since we unveilved the Tamil Nadu Research and Development Policy, 2022, in July last year, there has been a drastic increase in the number of research and development, innovation, startups and global capability centres opening up in the State, resulting in the creation of tremendous opportunities for industrialists, academicians, and startups,” he said.