# Hitachi Energy invests $300 million in power transformer manufacturing in Hefei, China

Hitachi Energy announced a strategic investment of approximately $300 million to build a power transformer smart manufacturing base and expand transformer component capability in Hefei, Anhui province. The expansion includes a new digitized production line for transformer tap changers and an ultra-high-voltage bushing project, nearly tripling tap changer capacity.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-09-08
- Where: Hefei, Anhui province, China
- Value: $300.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: nearly triple tap changer capacity
- Products: power transformers, transformer tap changers, ultra-high-voltage bushings
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Energy](https://endata.com/companies/15140.md)

## Sources

- [chinadaily.com.cn](https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202609/08/WS6a9f644ce4b06d4aa055cde1.html), 2026-09-08: "This investment fully reflects Hitachi Energy's firm confidence in continuously deepening our roots in the Chinese market."

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