Transformers Recognized as Strategic Infrastructure for Digital Economy
Source:Industrial Automation /
Time:2026-08-11
Transformers are increasingly recognized as strategic infrastructure, essential for grid expansion, industrial electrification, renewable energy integration, and AI-enabled digital infrastructure. They are also highly material-intensive assets, relying on specialized steel, copper, and aluminum, as well as sophisticated supply chains and advanced manufacturing capabilities .
Hitachi Energy's Bruno Melles emphasized: "Transformers are not simply another industrial activity; they are strategic infrastructure. Recognizing, supporting, and securing this industrial base is essential to delivering Europe's electrification ambitions, maintaining competitiveness, and strengthening long-term energy resilience and sovereignty" .
