HPE Announces its Make in India Plans for the Next 5 Years

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced its plans to begin manufacturing some of its high-volume servers in India. Som Satsangi, SVP and managing director, HPE India, along with Puneet Agarwal, CEO, VVDN technologies met Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, to share details of the initiative.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has outlined its ambitious Make in India plan. It will produce high-volume servers worth around $1 billion in the initial five years of production. Capitalizing on India's burgeoning electronic manufacturing ecosystem, HPE has established a partnership with VVDN Technologies, a leading Indian manufacturer.

Together, they will manufacture HPE's products at VVDN's facility in Manesar, Haryana. This strategic manufacturing operation is designed to cater to the increasing customer demand within India while simultaneously enhancing and diversifying HPE's global supply chain.

Statement of Railway Ministry on HPE's Make in India Plans

“We welcome HPE’s decision to start their manufacturing line in India, as it will enhance domestic production capacities,” said Aswini Vaishnaw, Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. “The recently announced Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 2.0 aims to make India a global hub for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM). We believe large-scale IT hardware manufacturing will help in broadening and deepening the manufacturing ecosystem.”

“Today's announcement marks a significant milestone for HPE and reiterates our commitment to the Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative for a self-reliant India,” said Antonio Neri, president and CEO, of HPE. “India is a strategic market for HPE’s business, talent, innovation – and now, manufacturing. Customers in India continue to turn to HPE to help them digitally transform, and our 14,000 team members here play a key role in driving our edge-to-cloud strategy. We are proud to build on our strong presence by establishing a manufacturing operation in this important country.”

HPE has its largest workforce outside the United States in India. HPE’s largest campus in the world at Mahadevapura in Bengaluru is home to many of HPE’s worldwide product development resources. More than 4,000 of HPE’s most distinguished scientists, engineers, and research teams are based out of HPE’s R&D hub at this campus.

“The decision to start manufacturing from India underscores HPE’s long-term commitment to India,” said Som Satsangi SVP and managing director, at HPE India. “India is expected to grow into a $1 trillion digital economy, and we believe that ‘Make in India’ will help accelerate this vision. With local manufacturing, HPE will be able to better serve the needs of our customers across industries and segments, from startups to SMBs to enterprise to government.”

HPE is an established, trusted partner to India in its digital transformation journey and is working across various central and state government departments. It is sharing expertise and providing solutions for population-scale initiatives. Its Make in India plans will help steer the growth.

In 2019, HPE announced an investment of $500 million over five years in India to grow HPE’s operations and team member base in India. Since then, HPE has created 2,000 net new jobs in India and invested in multiple new campuses and offices. With 300+ HPE e-health centers across 22 states in India serving more than six million Indian citizens; recently deployed cloud-enabled telemedicine automated teller machines for citizens on pilgrimage to four holy shrines in India – HPE continues to be a force for good.