Hitachi Hi-Rel: Powering India's Next Wave of Electrification

With India rapidly advancing in renewables, railways, data centres, and industrial automation, power electronics has become more critical than ever. Hitachi Hi-Rel Power Electronics (HHPE)—a company with 42 years of legacy and several industry firsts—stands out as a key enabler of this growth. As one of the few companies in India solely dedicated to power electronics design, manufacturing, and full lifecycle service, HHPE has built a strong reputation for reliability in mission-critical sectors.

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Today, the company is pushing forward with SiC/GaN-based technologies, IoT-enabled products, deeper localisation under Make in India, and sustainability-focused operations. In this BISinfotech interview, Hitachi Hi-Rel sheds light on its innovation roadmap, market priorities, and the challenges and opportunities shaping the next phase of India's power electronics ecosystem.

In this exclusive BISinfotech interview, Hitachi Hi-Rel leadership a Aniruddh Brahmbhatt discusses what sets the company apart, how it is leveraging next-generation technologies, the sectors driving demand, and the strategic priorities that will define its growth over the next five years.

What sets Hitachi Hi-Rel apart from competitors in India's power electronics landscape?

Hitachi Hi-Rel Power Electronics (HHPE) is in power Electronics business from last 42 years. We were the first Transistorised Variable Frequency Drive (VFD), in 1983, and first IGBT based Industrial Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS), in 1998, manufacturer in India. As our focus is only on power electronics we develop highly reliable and efficient products for our customers in India and abroad. We are the only company in India who is involved solely in Power Electronics product design, manufacturing and provide after sales service for the complete product life cycle. Some of our products used in Oil & Gas, Power, Railways and Renewable energy have product life cycle of 20/25 years and we have record of serving the customers beyond the product life cycle.

We are supplying Low and Medium Voltage Drive, AC & DC UPS system, Railway inverters, Railway battery chargers, Railway PSS (Power Supply System) and Solar Inverters. This is how HHPE is apart from the competition in Power Electronics land scape.

How is the company leveraging next-gen technologies like SiC/GaN semiconductors and digitalization?