Hitachi Energy will invest more than 80 million euros in its Cordoba plant in order to increase its production of power transformers in Spain. The deal is part of a total investment of 1.5 billion dollars by the Swiss-based Japanese company to increase transformer production worldwide to meet growing demand.

The increase in production capacity will result in the creation of up to 75 new jobs. Completion of the work is scheduled for 2027. It consists of an expansion that will enlarge the plant to more than 32,000 square metres. The project also includes process improvements and a modernisation of the facilities to optimise the factory's efficiency.

Innovation and technology
Hitachi Energy's plant in Cordoba began operations in 1930 and is today one of its main manufacturing centres in Europe. It stands out for the innovation and technology of its core and shell-type transformers, two product lines that will benefit from the investment. The plant, complemented by the company's Bilbao plant, will also add a new line to produce power reactors.

Hitachi Energy's transformer business unit managing director Bruno Melles explained, "The transformer investments in Spain reinforce our commitment to meet the long-term needs of our customers by expanding our global footprint and manufacturing capacity with the required speed and scale, while making a positive impact on local communities and contributing to our purpose of social innovation."

Critical components of the electricity grid
As the company points out, transformers are critical components of the electricity grid. Through their function of increasing and decreasing voltage levels, they contribute to the efficient transmission and distribution of electricity and provide overall reliability and stability to the electricity system. They are also involved in the generation and integration of renewable energy and the electrification of industry.

In its more than 90-year history, the Cordoba plant has supplied transformers to many of the leading power generation and transmission system operators, utilities and industries in Europe, North America and other parts of the world. In Spain, its components are used in the high-voltage transmission network, the electrification of the railway infrastructure and the integration of renewable energy generation, among other things.

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