Hitachi invests $200 million to expand transformer manufacturing in Brazil

Hitachi Energy has invested more than $200 million to expand its transformer manufacturing operations in Brazil, as part of a larger $1.5 billion global investment plan to boost its production capacity.   The investment will be used to upgrade the existing Guarulhos transformer factory in São Paulo and establish a new greenfield transformer manufacturing facility, which is slated to be operational by 2028.  Hitachi Energy has been a key supplier of transformers in Brazil for decades,…