Hitachi Energy invests $528 million in Mississippi transformer factory expansion

• Hitachi Energy unveiled a USD 528 million transformer factory in Gallman, Mississippi, creating more than 700 jobs.
• Project anchors an around USD 1.5 billion U.S. manufacturing expansion program, the company’s largest in the country.
• Facility will be more than twice the size of the Crystal Springs plant, lifting output to meet rising U.S. grid demand.
• Construction is expected to start late this year; transformer production is scheduled to begin in 2029.
• Output will shift from Crystal Springs to Gallman once completed; the Crystal Springs site will remain in use for other operations.

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