ABB Investing $200 Million in European T&D Projects, Manufacturing

Zurich-based multinational ABB is investing around $200 million in its medium-voltage manufacturing capabilities across Europe over the next three years to expand production capacity. This includes utilities, industry, and growing data center markets.

It includes a new $100 million facility in Dalmine, Italy, to support growing demand for air-insulated and SF₆-free switchgear and breakers.

A further $100 million 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.

This program builds on recent investments in ABB’s UK and Hungary operations. In Kecskemét, Hungary, the investment of about $15 million adds R&D and production capabilities for connector technologies, enhancing medium-voltage network reliability and further expanding ABB’s portfolio of grid resilience solutions for utility and renewable customers.

In Nottingham, UK, ABB invested around $35 million to expand production of earthing and lightning protection technologies to protect critical infrastructure and buildings, data centers, and communications and transportation networks from lightning strikes and electrical surges.