#manufacturing plant

Tandem PV secures $50 M to build a US solar plant, advancing high-efficiency perovskite panels.

ERV has announced the closing of $15 million in its NMTC allocation for the expansion of the Weidmann Electrical Technology, Inc. plant in St. Johnsbury, VT.

Virginia Transformer has announced it will officially inaugurate its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chihuahua on 10 February.

Bangladesh: Pran-RFL Group, one of the largest businesses in Bangladesh, has announced the start of manufacturing power transformers.

The ester transformer fluids producer MIDEL has opened a manufacturing plant and state-of-the-art laboratory near Mumbai, India.

Sweden: ABB is investing over $30 million in a new manufacturing unit for transformer components in Ludvika, Sweden.

Indonesia, Jakarta: PT Sintra Power Elektrik is investing $20 million in setting up a new transformer manufacturing plant in Cikarang, West Java province.

Kazakhstan, Astana: Kazakhstan plans to build its first plant for the production of power transformers within the National Champions program, reports Azer News.

USA, Georgia: Georgia Transformer, the Rincon-based manufacturing plant formerly known as EFACEC, is planning to add 150 to 200 jobs over three years, starting in the second half of next year, according to the acting general manager, Prabhat Jain.

China, Changzhou: During the first half of 2015, China’s Changzhou National Hi-Tech District, a state-level high-tech industrial development zone, has made an investment of approximately $2.4 billion (15.5 billion yuan) in 115 district’s major projects.

France, Paris: French group Schneider Electric plans to move production of its biggest-selling power transformers to Poland and cut as many as 170 domestic jobs, reports Reuters citing the French daily Les Echos.