"Growth demands power and access to clean, reliable electricity sits at the heart of India's economic development," said Claudio Facchin, President of ABB's Power Grids Division. "The ABB PowerTEC institute will enable customers to benefit from ABB's domain expertise and enable them to leverage our latest technologies. The solar energy driven ABB Ability microgrid at our Vadodara campus reinforces our commitment to clean energy as we lead by example to enable a stronger, smarter and greener grid."

Reliable, resilient and cost-effective power supply through microgrids is key to achieve Make in India targets, speed up industrial development and realize the vision of 24x7 power for all," said Sanjeev Sharma, Managing Director, ABB India. "At a time when renewable energy, electric propulsion and digital technologies are disrupting the market, we are proud to partner our nation's Skill India program through ABB PowerTEC to train the workforce of the future," he added.

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