# ABB to build $100M medium-voltage equipment plant in Dalmine, Italy

ABB will invest $100 million to build a new factory in Dalmine, Italy, for medium-voltage switchgear and breakers, as part of a $200 million European investment program.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-05-11
- Where: Dalmine, northern Italy, Italy
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: 2029
- Status: announced
- Products: medium-voltage switchgear, SF6-free switchgear, breakers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)

## Sources

- [globalbankingandfinance.com](https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/abb-invest-200-million-medium-voltage-equipment-production/), 2026-05-11: "The investment will boost production capacity for distribution equipment used by power networks to supply factories, hospitals and large buildings, ABB said."
- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/11/3291548/0/en/ABB-invests-200-million-across-Europe-to-accelerate-grid-transformation.html), 2026-05-11: "It includes a new $100 million facility in Dalmine, Italy, to support growing demand for air-insulated and SF6-free switchgear and breakers."
- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/11/3291548/0/en/abb-invests-200-million-across-europe-to-accelerate-grid-transformation.html), 2026-05-11: "It includes a new $100 million facility in Dalmine, Italy, to support growing demand for air-insulated and SF6-free switchgear and breakers."
- [bergamonews.it](https://www.bergamonews.it/2026/05/11/abb-investe-100-milioni-per-un-nuovo-stabilimento-a-dalmine/891896/), 2026-05-11: "L’investimento nel nuovo stabilimento di Dalmine ci permetterà di supportare al meglio i nostri clienti in un contesto caratterizzato da una domanda di energia elettrica in costante crescita e da una profonda evoluzione delle reti"
- [datacenterdynamics.com](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/abb-invests-200m-to-expand-medium-voltage-manufacturing-across-europe-to-support-data-center-growth/), 2026-08-05: "The investment package includes a new $100m facility in Dalmine, Italy, to support growing demand for air-insulated and SF6-free switchgear and breakers."

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