# Hitachi Energy invests $195M to expand transformer plant in Varennes, Quebec

Hitachi Energy announced an additional $270 million CAD ($195 million USD) investment to expand its large power transformer manufacturing facility in Varennes, Quebec, nearly tripling production capacity and creating about 500 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-09-04
- Where: Varennes, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $195.0M
- Jobs: 500
- Status: announced
- Capacity: nearly triple annual production capacity
- Products: large power transformers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [hitachi.com](https://www.hitachi.com/en-us/press/hitachi-energy-invests-an-additional-270-million-cad-to-expand-large-power-transformer-manufacturing-capacity-in-varennes/), 2025-09-29: "This major investment, which builds on an ongoing expansion announced in 2024, will nearly triple the site’s annual production capacity, reinforcing Canada’s role as a beacon of clean-energy manufacturing for the world."
- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/news-and-events/press-releases/2025/09/hitachi-energy-invests-an-additional-270-million-cad-195-million-usd-to-expand-large-power-transformer-manufacturing-capacity-in-varennes-quebec), 2025-09-29: "This expansion will nearly triple the site's annual production capacity, reinforcing Canada's role as a beacon of clean-energy manufacturing for the world."
- [nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/hitachi-energy-invests-additional-270-million-cad-195-million-usd-expand-large-power), 2025-10-01: "With this expansion, Varennes will continue to play a leading role in strengthening the region's power grid."

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