# Hitachi Energy to build new factory in Brazil with US$160 million investment

Hitachi Energy is investing 80% of its US$200 million Brazil investment (US$160 million) in a new factory, with inauguration planned for mid-2028. This is part of a plan to double the company's production capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-08-07
- Where: Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Brazil
- Value: $160.0M
- Jobs: 450
- Starts operating: Jul 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 46,300 m² built area in first phase
- Products: products for electric power transmission
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Energy](https://endata.com/companies/15140.md)

## Sources

- [guarulhostododia.com.br](https://guarulhostododia.com.br/colunas/2025/08/07/empresas-que-movem-guarulhos-por-dentro-da-expansao-da-hitachi-energy/), 2025-08-07: "Os 80% restantes serão destinados a uma nova fábrica, com inauguração prevista para meados de 2028."
- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/content/news/pt-br/press-releases/2025/08/hitachi-energy-announces-new-transformer-factory-in-pindamonhangaba), 2025-08-19: "A nova planta aumenta a capacidade local de produção de transformadores de potência, prontos para atender às demandas do novo e crescente cenário tecnológico."
- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/news-and-events/features/2025/08/powering-brazil-s-future-hitachi-energy-s-bold-new-step-in-pindamonhangaba), 2025-08-26: "The new Hitachi Energy unit in Pindamonhangaba represents a strategic investment for Brazil, expanding the national industry’s capacity in equipment essential to the energy transition."
- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/us/en/news-and-events/features/2025/08/powering-brazil-s-future-hitachi-energy-s-bold-new-step-in-pindamonhangaba), 2025-08-26: "The new Hitachi Energy unit in Pindamonhangaba represents a strategic investment for Brazil, expanding the national industry’s capacity in equipment essential to the energy transition."

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