Danfoss India and PowerNEU Launch Danfoss PowerNEU to Accelerate Decarbonisation in Metals and Heavy Industries

Danfoss India, in a strategic partnership with the engineering firm PowerNEU, has announced the launch of Danfoss PowerNEU Private Limited, a first-of-its-kind joint venture designed to support India’s metals and heavy industries through a locally embedded execution and solutions model. The venture was formally inaugurated with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new manufacturing facility and office in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

The establishment of Danfoss PowerNEU marks a significant milestone in Danfoss’s long-term commitment to India, strengthening its ability to deliver advanced technologies and decarbonisation solutions closer to industry end-users. Located in India’s steel heartland, the Jamshedpur facility is positioned to serve major steel and metals producers across Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and neighbouring industrial regions. The joint venture is structured as a long-term platform to scale decarbonisation solutions across India’s metals and heavy industry ecosystem.

The facility will enable solution development closer to customers, supported by 24×7 connectivity and rapid on-site response. This customer-centric approach is designed to improve speed of execution, deepen collaboration, and deliver solutions tailored to real plant conditions, driving measurable outcomes across energy efficiency, productivity, and sustainability.

Once fully operational, the integrated setup will offer a one-stop solution encompassing design, engineering, manufacturing, testing, and quality assurance for complex and process-intensive industrial applications, aligned with Danfoss standards. The facility will deliver products and solutions from across the Danfoss portfolio, including Danfoss Power Drives, Danfoss Climate Solutions, and Danfoss Power Solutions, under a single roof.

The site will also house a dedicated Experience Centre focused on next-generation decarbonisation technologies across power electronics, climate control, and hydraulics. The Experience Centre will support customer engagement through hands-on training, technology demonstrations, and capability development, enabling long-term value creation for customers and partners.

As industries accelerate their decarbonisation efforts, energy efficiency is emerging as a critical lever for both sustainability and growth. With about 53% of the global energy expected to be lost as waste heat by 2030 and green steel demand in India set to rise to 4.49 million tonnes by FY30, Danfoss India sees decarbonisation not just as a climate imperative but as a major growth opportunity, enabled through technologies that reduce energy use, cut emissions, and lower operating costs.

Speaking on the occasion, Ravichandran Purushothaman, President, Danfoss India, said, “India’s metals and heavy industries are at a pivotal stage where growth must align with sustainability. Danfoss PowerNEU reflects our long-term commitment to India by combining global decarbonisation expertise with strong local execution. The Jamshedpur facility reinforces the strategic importance of Eastern India as the country’s steel heartland.”

Mandar Vaijanapurkar, Head of Drives Sales, Marketing & Services, Danfoss India, commented, “The formation of Danfoss PowerNEU is a strategic step to accelerate decarbonisation in India’s core industries. The Centre of Excellence in Jamshedpur will be a core pillar of Danfoss PowerNEU’s execution model. It will focus on application development and advanced engineering to enable faster deployment and continuous performance improvement. This ensures decarbonisation initiatives translate into scalable, operational impact.”

Vijay Kumar Singh, Managing Director, Danfoss PowerNEU Systems said, “Danfoss PowerNEU brings together the complementary strengths of both partners, combining Danfoss’s global experience, advanced drive technologies, and proven decarbonisation solutions with PowerNEU’s strong engineering capabilities, deep local insight, and execution excellence. This partnership is designed to significantly enhance customer experience and operational outcomes for steel producers across the region.”

Tanmay Roy, Director Operations, Danfoss PowerNEU Systems said, “A core pillar of Danfoss PowerNEU is the establishment of a dedicated Centre of Excellence in Jamshedpur. The Centre of Excellence will focus on application development, advanced engineering, and capability building for the metals sector, enabling faster solution deployment, predictive diagnostics, and continuous performance improvement at the plant level. This ensures that decarbonisation initiatives move beyond pilots and translate into scalable, operational impact for our customers.”