# Hitachi Energy opens new high-voltage production expansion in Sevlievo, Bulgaria

Hitachi Energy opened a new 6,200-square-meter expansion at its Sevlievo plant for high-voltage products, with an investment of 20 million leva and over 180 new employees.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-09-20
- Where: Sevlievo, Bulgaria
- Value: $10.0M (20.0M BGN)
- Jobs: 180
- Starts operating: 20 Sep 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 6,200 square meters
- Products: high-voltage components, gas-insulated switchgear, generator circuit breakers, control cabinets, capacitor bank units
- 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

- [money.bg](https://money.bg/business/hitachi-energy-otkri-novo-proizvodstvo-na-visoko-naprezhenie-v-sevlievo-s-investitsiya-za-20-mln-lv.html), 2022-09-20: "Ново разширение за производство на продукти с високо напрежение беше открито днес от Hitachi Energy в Севлиево."

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