US EditionHitachi Energy Spending $270m to Expand Quebec Transformer Manufacturing Facility
The $270 million expansion will nearly triple output and more than double employment to 900 workers as part of a $9 billion global investment to meet rising electricity demand.
- Hitachi Energy revealed plans to invest $270 million CAD to increase the size and output of its facility that produces large power transformers in Varennes, Quebec, close to Montreal.
- This investment builds on a $140 million upgrade announced in April 2024 and responds to rapidly growing demand for transformers, reactors, and HVDC technology.
- The expansion will nearly triple production capacity at the Varennes site, create about 500 new jobs, and support utility customers including Hydro-Quebec as well as some industrial clients.
- Bruno Melles emphasized that the Varennes facility will remain a key contributor to enhancing the power grid in the region, while Carla Vicente highlighted that this investment supports the company's ability to address rapidly increasing demand.
- The project reflects Hitachi Energy’s $9 billion USD global plan to expand manufacturing and R&D and reinforces Canada’s role in clean-energy manufacturing and energy sovereignty.
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Hitachi Energy Invests An Additional $270 Million To Expand Large Power Transformer Manufacturing Capacity In Quebec - Manufacturing AUTOMATION
Sept. 30, 2025, Varennes, Que. — Hitachi Energy has announced an addition $270 million investment to expand its large power transformer manufacturing facility near Montreal. The investment, which builds on an ongoing expansion announced in 2024, will nearly triple the site’s annual production capacity, reinforcing Canada’s role in clean-energy manufacturing. This effort is part of Hitachi Energy’s $9 billion USD global investment program, the la…
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Hitachi Energy spending $270M to expand Quebec transformer manufacturing facility
MONTREAL — Hitachi Energy is investing $270 million to expand its large power transformer manufacturing facility in Quebec. The company says the investment will nearly triple the annual production capacity at the site near Montreal in Varennes, Que.
Hitachi Energy is injecting another 270 million into its high-power transformer plant in Varennes, Montérégie.
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Hitachi Energy invests an additional $270 million CAD ($195 million USD) to expand large power transformer manufacturing capacity in Varennes, Quebec
- Expansion to nearly triple production capacity and create more than 500 jobs; builds on prior $140 million CAD investment ($100 million USD)
This expansion should enable it to almost triple its production capacity and create more than 500 jobs.
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