# Fuji Electric to expand switchboard production at Tsukuba Factory

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. announced a capital investment at its Tsukuba Factory in Ibaraki Prefecture to expand production capacity for switchboards and power supplies to approximately 1.7 times current levels. Construction is scheduled from September 2026 to November 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-01-29
- Where: Amicho, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- Starts operating: Nov 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: approximately 1.7 times current production capacity
- Products: switchboards, power supplies
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fuji Electric](https://endata.com/companies/13773.md)

## Sources

- [fujielectric.com](https://www.fujielectric.com/about/news/detail/1205619_5357.html), 2026-01-29: "Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that it will make capital investment at its Tsukuba Factory (Amicho, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture) to expand its production capacity for switchboards and power supplies."
- [fujielectric.co.jp](https://www.fujielectric.co.jp/about/news/detail/1205618_4830.html), 2026-01-29: "We will newly construct a production building and install production equipment (cranes, testing equipment) to increase production capacity for switchboards and power supply units to about 1.7 times the current level."
- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC037J80T00C26A2000000/), 2026-02-03: "生成AI（人工知能）の急速な普及に伴うデータセンターや半導体工場の建設拡大により、電力の安定供給に必要な機器の需要が急速に高まっている。"

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