# ABB to expand medium-voltage plants in five European countries

ABB will invest $100 million to expand existing factories in Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Norway and Poland for medium-voltage equipment production.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-05-11
- Where: Bulgaria (Rakovski), Finland (Vaasa), Germany (Ratingen), Norway (Skien), Poland (Przasnysz)
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 800
- Status: announced
- Capacity: increase European production capacity for medium-voltage products by between 50% and 300%
- Products: gas-insulated switchgear, vacuum interrupters, grid automation products
- 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 investments will increase ABB's European production capacity for medium-voltage products by between 50% and 300%, depending on the product line, and create about 800 jobs."
- [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: "A further $100 million investment is for capacity expansion projects across factories in Bulgaria (Rakovski), Finland (Vaasa), Germany (Ratingen), Norway (Skien), and Poland (Przasnysz), scaling production of technologies such as gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), vacuum interrupters, and r"
- [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: "A further $100 million investment is for capacity expansion projects across factories in Bulgaria (Rakovski), Finland (Vaasa), Germany (Ratingen), Norway (Skien), and Poland (Przasnysz), scaling production of technologies such as gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), vacuum interrupters, and r"

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