# Hitachi Energy invests $22.5M to expand transformer production in Virginia

Hitachi Energy announced a $22.5 million investment to expand and modernize its dry-type transformer manufacturing operations in Southwest Virginia. This includes a new 75,000-square-foot facility in Atkins, Virginia, and upgrades to its existing facility in Bland, Virginia, creating approximately 120 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-04-25
- Where: Atkins and Bland, Virginia, United States
- Value: $22.5M
- Jobs: 120
- Starts operating: Aug 2025
- Status: announced
- Products: dry-type transformers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/us/en/news-and-events/press-releases/2025/04/hitachi-energy-expands-us-footprint-with-22-5-million-investment-to-increase-transformer-production-in-virginia), 2025-04-25: "This expansion is part of Hitachi Energy's previously announced planned investments of over $6 billion globally through 2027, aimed at strengthening the resilience and capacity of electrical grids around the world."
- [thefabricator.com](https://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/news/shopmanagement/hitachi-energy-to-invest-225-million-in-virginia-plant), 2025-04-30: "Hitachi Energy has announced plans for a $22.5 million expansion and modernization of its dry-type transformer manufacturing operations in southwest Virginia."

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