ABB Commits $200 Million to Expand Europe Grid Equipment Capacity
Key takeaways
- The largest share of the investment — roughly $100 million — will fund a new manufacturing facility in Dalmine, Italy, focused on air-insulated and SF?-free medium-voltage switchgear and breakers.
- ABB CEO Morten Wierod said the investment is designed to improve supply availability and shorten lead times for customers adapting to a changing electricity landscape.
- The expansion also reflects growing momentum behind SF?-free technologies.
Charles Kennedy Mon, May 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM GMT+7 2 min read ABBN.SW ABB is investing $200 million across Europe to expand medium-voltage manufacturing capacity and accelerate deployment of next-generation grid technologies as utilities, industries, and data centers ramp up electricity demand.
The Swiss electrification and automation giant said Monday the three-year investment program will increase production of critical power distribution technologies, including SF?-free switchgear, grid automation products, gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), vacuum interrupters, and protection relays.
The largest share of the investment — roughly $100 million — will fund a new manufacturing facility in Dalmine, Italy, focused on air-insulated and SF?-free medium-voltage switchgear and breakers. ABB said the remaining $100 million will support capacity expansion projects at facilities in Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Norway, and Poland.