# Hitachi Energy to build $479M transformer insulation factory in London, Ontario

Hitachi Energy will invest $479 million CAD to construct a new transformer insulation factory in London, Ontario, Canada, which will include Canada's first pressboard manufacturing line. The facility is expected to be completed by 2028 and create over 100 permanent skilled jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-10-16
- Where: London, Ontario, Canada
- Value: $330.0M (479.0M CAD)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Products: electrical insulation pressboard, laminates for transformers
- 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) (partner)

## Sources

- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/news-and-events/press-releases/2026/10/hitachi-energy-invests-479-million-cad-to-bring-critical-transformer-manufacturing-capability-to-canada), 2026-10-16: "Hitachi Energy will invest $479 million CAD (more than $330 million USD) in its insulation and components business in North America with the construction of a new, state-of-the-art Transformer Insulation Factory in London, Ontario, Canada."

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