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Saji S

Senior Vice President, HVDC - Hitachi Energy India Limited

Saji S is HUB Manager HVDC & HVDC Service India for Hitachi Energy. He joined the technology pioneer in 1995 and led some of its milestone and most ambitious power linking projects in India. Hitachi Energy is the global leader in HVDC technology and has installed around half of the transmission links around the world.

Saji led Hitachi Energy’s second and one of India’s longest ultrahigh voltage direct current transmission link projects running from Raigarh in central India to Pugalur in Tamil Nadu from 2016 Onwards and headed the upgradation work of India’s oldest commercial HVDC link between Rihand in Uttar Pradesh and Dadri near Delhi. He spearheaded ABB’s first industrial drive factory setup in India and the establishment of its solar inverters business here.

With close to three decades of experience in the Automation &Energy domain, Saji has handled diverse leadership roles at ABB ranging from Asst. Vice President of LV Drive Systems and Renewable Business to Vice President Power Systems. In these roles, he has helped shape Hitachi Energy offerings, ensuring high quality products and services for customers.

For more than 25 years, ABB has supported India’s HVDC journey, and Saji has seen all of it. He is well-versed with the country’s power sector and energy challenges and believes UHVDC will play a large part in India’s energy revolution.