Mitsubishi Electric India to set up AC and compressor manufacturing facility in Chennai

Mitsubishi Electric India performed the Bhumi Pujan ceremony of the first-ever air conditioner and compressor manufacturing unit at Ponerri, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The company is a 100% subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and a world leader in electric and electronic equipment. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation plans to invest Rs 1,891 crore as 100% foreign direct investment towards the set-up of an AC and compressor manufacturing facility which will spread across 52-acre land at Origins by Mahindra at Peruvoyal Village, Gummidipoondi Taluk, Thiruvallur District located in Chennai.

The first-ever factory will manufacture room air conditioners and compressors which will be developed as per the requirements and needs of the Indian market and will cater to the residential, light commercial, hospitality, educational, and other diverse sectors of the country. Mass production of AC and compressors is to start from October 2025 and it is estimated that initial annual capacity will total up to 3,00,000 sets of room air conditioners and 6,50,000 compressors.

The Bhumi Pujan ceremony for air-conditioner and compressor factory project of Mitsubishi Electric India (MEI) was presided over by the Managing Director of Mitsubishi Electric India, Kazuhiko Tamura, along with other senior officials.

The factory foresees to generate employment for more than 2,000 people.

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