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the development of a holistic end-
to-end service ecosystem.
Sustainability – a core priority
As a sustainable value creator,
with comprehensive knowledge,
we have leveraged our decades
of experience, deep domain
expertise and culture of continual
innovation, to unlock the huge
growth potential in our business,
by taking strategic steps to deliver
growth and enhanced value for all
our stakeholders. With this clarity,
we have focused on advancing
sustainability initiatives and driving
social and economic development
to contribute to the nation's vision
of becoming a USD 5 trillion
(` 427 Lakh Crores) economy.
We maintain a stringent focus on
improving operational efficiency
and boosting productivity and
quality. Our workforce is unified in
its commitment to drive continual
improvement across all aspects of
performance. We are consistently
expanding and upgrading our
capacities and talent, to further
strengthen our portfolio to
drive India’s sustainable energy
future. Through agile upskilling,
re‑skilling and capacity-building
initiatives, we have ensured that
our competencies remain resilient
and stand the test of time to meet
present and future energy demand.
We have directed our efforts to
deliver enhanced experiences
for our customers and improve
outcomes for the communities
within which we operate.
Over the past year, we have
continued our mission to make
Hitachi Energy India Limited a
great place to work. This mission
translates to ensuring the safety
and well-being of our people;
building strong leadership
talent pipelines; and investing in
capability development across
all levels of the organization; and
promoting a high performance and
high engagement work culture
to empower the workforce. Our
focus on work safety remains
deeply embedded in our DNA. We
prioritize safety, integrity and quality
through periodic training programs
and awareness initiatives to create
a secure and supportive work
environment for all employees.
In line with our commitment
to achieving carbon neutrality,
we undertook periodic energy
assessments and implemented
efficiency enhancing
transformations. Our sustainability
initiatives across projects and
multiple locations, such as smart
metering, are designed to minimize
the environmental impact, while
being in alignment with parent
company Hitachi Energy’s Global
2030 strategic growth objectives
while adhering with our primary
objective of driving India’s
sustainable energy future.
Exploring synergies
The Company is actively exploring
strategic partnerships and
synergies within the industry in
an endeavor to foster innovation
and create co‑efficient solutions
that support the development of
a comprehensive carbon-neutral
energy system.
We have also engaged with
academia and developed a social
innovation platform that brings
together students, researchers,
faculties and industries to
ideate through hackathons and
joint projects. The pace of the
transition to clean energy was
further accelerated through
thought‑leadership sessions,
collaborations, internal engagement
programs and participation at
key industry forums. We also
enabled system flexibility through
digitalization and strengthened our
supply chain through partnerships
with micro, small and medium
enterprises (MSMEs) to scale up
component supply in line with
demand forecasts.
In conclusion
As India accelerates its pace towards
energy transition and sustainable
electrification, we are reaffirming
our commitment to the vision of
‘Make in India for India and the rest
of the world’. By leveraging our
strong foundation, industry-leading
experience, manufacturing muscle,
innovative solutions, deep domain
expertise, pioneering technologies,
and a collaborative approach, we
continue to harness opportunities
in key growth areas while remaining
strategically positioned to benefit
from a growing economy.
On behalf of the Board, we extend
our deep appreciation to our
employees for their passion and
relentless focus on driving business
success, developing innovative
solutions and strengthening the
Hitachi Energy brand.
We express gratitude to our
valued customers and remain
fully committed to creating
sustainable value. We also thank our
shareholders for their continued trust
and support while being committed
to working towards enhancing and
delivering value every single day.
At the heart of our journey is
a re-energized, re-invigorated
purpose – inspire the next era of
sustainable energy. In India, this
translates into a deep-rooted
commitment to powering the
nation’s energy transition journey,
enabling its ambitious renewable
energy ambitions and ensuring that
a reliable, uninterrupted supply of
energy becomes a tangible reality
of today’s generation and the next.
Driven by our strong foundation,
which is built on our pioneering
technologies, industry-leading
experience, deep domain expertise
and ever-evolving synergies with key
stakeholders, we continue to harness
opportunities in targeted growth
areas while remaining committed
to leaving an indelible imprint on
people, society, the environment and
the economy.
Sincerely,
For Hitachi Energy India Limited
Achim
Michael Braun
Chairman
N Venu
Managing
Director & CEO
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