Hitachi Energy, has announced a $300 million USD investment in China to strengthen its global manufacturing footprint and address rapidly growing demand for transformers. The investment will bolster the company’s power transformer and component manufacturing capacity in Hefei, East China’s Anhui Province, strengthening the resilience of the global transformer value chain to help ease supply chain constraints.
This investment underscores China’s strategic importance to the company’s global growth ambitions and supply chain resilience. It forms part of the company’s $9 billion global investment plan, the largest in the industry, to expand manufacturing capacity, engineering, R&D, and partnerships, as global demand for energy solutions continues to accelerate.
Bruno Melles, CEO of Business Unit Transformers at Hitachi Energy, said that rapidly growing electricity demand, driven by AI, data centres, mobility and industrialisation, is increasing the need for critical grid equipment. He added that the company’s expansion in China reinforces its manufacturing capabilities and strengthens the resilience of local and global transformer value chains, enabling Hitachi Energy to better support customers in developing secure, affordable and sustainable energy systems.
James Zhao, Executive Vice President and Region Head, North Asia, Hitachi Energy, said the investment reflects the company’s long-term commitment to its customers, partners and the Chinese market, while demonstrating confidence in China’s manufacturing ecosystem. He highlighted the establishment of a state-of-the-art power transformer factory, a new ultra-high-voltage bushing facility and the launch of a digital production line for tap changers as key milestones. According to Zhao, these investments will support the development of China’s new energy system while meeting growing demand from customers worldwide.
With more than four decades of operations in China, Hitachi Energy has a strong presence with 11 manufacturing sites and capabilities spanning the full value chain, from R&D, consulting, sales, engineering, manufacturing, and services.
