# Hitachi Energy to build $528M transformer factory in Gallman, Mississippi

Hitachi Energy announced plans for a new $528 million transformer manufacturing facility in Gallman, Mississippi, creating over 700 jobs. Construction is expected to begin late 2026, with production scheduled to start in 2029.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-09-15
- Where: Gallman, Mississippi, United States
- Value: $528.0M
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: 2029
- Status: announced
- Capacity: more than double the capacity of the existing Crystal Springs plant
- Products: transformers, grid infrastructure
- 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)
- [Hitachi](https://endata.com/companies/1325.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [hitachi.com](https://www.hitachi.com/en-us/press/Hitachi-deepens-commitment-to-us-manufacturing-with-528-million-mississippi-transformer-factory/), 2026-09-15: "The new facility in Mississippi, Hitachi Energy’s largest single investment in the United States to date, deepens a long-term commitment to American manufacturing."
- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/us/en/news-and-events/press-releases/2026/09/hitachi-deepens-commitment-to-u-s-manufacturing-with-528-million-mississippi-transformer-factory), 2026-09-15: "Hitachi Energy today announced plans for a new $528 million transformer manufacturing facility in Gallman, Mississippi, creating over 700 jobs."
- [electricalnews.co.uk](https://electricalnews.co.uk/hitachi-energy-plans-528m-mississippi-transformer-factory/), 2026-09-17: "Hitachi Energy plans to invest $528 million in a new transformer manufacturing factory in Gallman, Mississippi, as part of a wider expansion of US production capacity for critical electricity network equipment."
- [utilitydive.com](https://www.utilitydive.com/news/hitachi-to-double-us-production-of-small-and-medium-sized-power-transformer/830762/), 2026-09-18: "Hitachi Energy plans to more than double its U.S. production capacity of small and medium-sized power transformers with a new, $528-million manufacturing facility in Gallman, Mississippi."
- [americanindustry.news](https://americanindustry.news/hitachi-invests-528-million-to-expand-transformer-plant-in-gallman-mississippi/), 2026-09-21: "Hitachi Energy will invest $528 million to build a new transformer manufacturing plant in Gallman, Mississippi, creating over 700 jobs and doubling production capacity."
- [buildwcg.com](https://www.buildwcg.com/blog-posts/grid-equipment-factory-wave-seven-plants-1-84-billion-2026), 2026-10-13: "Hitachi Energy transformer factory, Gallman, Mississippi. Owner: Hitachi Energy. Value: $528 million."

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