# Siemens Energy breaks ground on new high-voltage switchgear factory in Mississippi

Siemens Energy broke ground on a new high-voltage switchgear manufacturing facility in Pearl, Mississippi, expanding its US grid equipment footprint. The Pearl campus will also add a training center.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-07-17
- Where: Pearl, Mississippi, United States
- Starts operating: 2030
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 50% increase in transformer and gas-insulated switchgear capacity by 2030; 15 units large gas turbine capacity in 2027; 20 units medium gas turbine capacity by 2028
- Products: high-voltage switchgear
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens Energy](https://endata.com/companies/6803.md)

## Sources

- [webull.ca](https://www.webull.ca/zh-hant/news-detail/15243131185472512), 2026-07-17: "Siemens Energy broke ground on a new high-voltage switchgear manufacturing facility in Pearl, Mississippi, expanding its US grid equipment footprint."
- [utilitydive.com](https://www.utilitydive.com/news/siemens-gas-turbine-backlog-nears-70-gw-as-company-expands-manufacturing/827390/), 2026-08-10: "The company also plans to expand its transformer and gas-insulated switchgear manufacturing capacity by about 50% by 2030."

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