# Hitachi Energy Canada expands transformer facility with $40M Canadian investment

The Government of Canada invested $40 million to expand Hitachi Energy Canada's transformer manufacturing facility in Varennes, Quebec, build a test laboratory, and establish an HVDC simulation centre, creating over 500 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-09-29
- Where: Varennes, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $30.0M (40.0M CAD)
- Jobs: 500
- Status: announced
- Products: HVDC transformers, large power transformers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Energy Canada](https://endata.com/companies/87443.md)

## Sources

- [canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2025/09/government-of-canada-expands-investment-in-critical-clean-technology-manufacturing-and-clean-energy.html), 2025-09-29: "Total $40 million investment will support expansion of Hitachi Energy Canada, the country’s sole producer of HVDC transformers"

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