(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 11 mag - ABB, the Swiss-Swedish technology company focused on electrification and automation, announced plans to invest 200 million dollars in Europe to expand production capacity of medium-voltage technologies for electrical distribution.

ABB said it will invest 100 million dollars in Dalmine, Italy for a new facility to support growing demand for air-insulated and sulfur hexafluoride-free switchgear and breakers. The remaining 100 million dollar investment is for capacity expansion projects across factories in Bulgaria (Rakovski), Finland (Vaasa), Germany (Ratingen), Norway (Skien), and Poland (Przasnysz), scaling production of technologies such as gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), vacuum interrupters, and relays, enabling more reliable and resilient power distribution.

Morton Wierod, ABB's CEO, said the investments will strengthen its medium-voltage production capacity and support its cussomers as demand for electricity grows and the power grid evolves. "Demand is being driven bym ajor structural trends, from grid modernization and the integration of renewables to data center growth and the transition to more sustainable technologies," Wierod said. "These investments will help us expand capacity, improve availability and shorten lead times for customers in Europe and beyond,.

empowering them to adapt to the changing energy landscape.'

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