Hitachi Energy Delivers 80-Tonne Transformers from Europe to US for AI Data Center
Hitachi Energy completed a time-critical project delivering two large power transformers from Europe to the United States to support a hyperscale AI data center project. Each transformer weighed over 80 tonnes and required one of the world's largest cargo aircraft—the Antonov An-124—to be transported safely across the Atlantic .
The operation involved a tightly coordinated journey from Lodz, Poland (Hitachi Energy's largest transformer manufacturing campus in Europe) to Warsaw by land and onward to Chicago by air. Transporting transformers of this size by air is exceptionally rare, highlighting both the urgency of the project and Europe's ability to deliver critical grid infrastructure at speed and scale .
Bruno Melles, CEO of Hitachi Energy's Transformers Business Unit, stated: "The world's electricity challenge is no longer primarily about generating power, but about whether the grid can scale fast enough to meet rising demand from electrification, data centers, and AI" .
