Hitachi Energy’s €80 M for transformer operations in Spain
Hitachi Energy has announced an investment of over €80 million ($87 million) to expand its transformer operations in Spain.
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Spain, Madrid: Hitachi Energy has announced an investment of over €80 million ($87 million) to expand its transformer operations in Spain. The project will generate up to 75 new jobs in the country and is part of the $1.5 billion investment to boost global transformers production to meet demand.
This will expand Hitachi Energy’s facility in Córdoba to over 32000 m2. Together with process enhancements, the facility will optimize performance and boost the company’s global transformers manufacturing capacity. The mayor of Córdoba and other regional and local authorities visited the facilities to reiterate their support for employment creation and to attract investment to the region.
The facility has been operational since 1930 and is one of the company’s key manufacturing locations in Europe. It specializes in the TrafoStar global core technology platform and shell transformers, complemented by operations in Galindo, Bilbao. The investment will boost the capacity of both product lines and expand its operations to produce shunt reactors.
“The transformer investments in Spain are a great example of our commitment to expand our global footprint and capacity at speed and with the scale to meet the long-term needs of our customers and, at the same time, have a positive impact on the local communities, contributing to our social innovation efforts,” said Bruno Melles, Managing Director, Transformers Business Unit, Hitachi Energy.
Over the years, the facility has delivered transformers to many power generation and transmission system operators, utilities, and industries in Europe, North America, and other parts of the world. It has contributed to the development of the high-voltage transmission network in Spain, the electrification of the railway infrastructure and integration of renewable energy generation.
Source: Hitachi Energy