Hitachi Energy and Italy-based Ansaldo Energia announced a strategic partnership on October 16, 2026, to develop and market integrated power generation and grid infrastructure solutions designed to address growing global electricity demand.

Strategic Collaboration for Advanced Power Solutions

The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combine Ansaldo Energia's gas turbine and generator technologies with Hitachi Energy's power grid integration capabilities.

The collaboration will focus on delivering reliable, flexible, and scalable power infrastructure for data centers, industrial facilities, energy hubs, and other large electricity consumers.

Combining Power Generation and Grid Technologies

Under the agreement, Ansaldo Energia will contribute its expertise in gas turbines and electricity generators, while Hitachi Energy will provide technologies covering high-voltage systems, transformers, automation, power electronics, and grid integration.

The companies intend to develop integrated power generation and electrification solutions suitable for both 50 Hz and 60 Hz electricity markets. This approach is designed to support customers in different regions by combining power generation equipment with the infrastructure needed to transmit and deliver electricity.

By bringing these capabilities together, the partnership aims to reduce the complexity of developing large-scale power infrastructure and help customers secure reliable electricity supplies more quickly.

Targeting Growing Electricity Demand from AI Data Centers

The collaboration comes as electricity demand continues to increase worldwide, driven by expanding digital infrastructure, industrial electrification, and transportation.

According to the companies, global electricity demand is expected to nearly double by 2050. The United States represents a particularly important market, where the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and data center infrastructure is creating additional demand for reliable electricity generation and grid capacity.

Hitachi Energy and Ansaldo Energia aim to address these requirements through integrated solutions that combine generation capacity with supporting electrical infrastructure.

The proposed systems will target large electricity consumers seeking scalable power supplies and faster deployment of energy infrastructure.

Developing End-to-End Power Infrastructure Solutions

The partnership will explore solutions that connect power generation facilities with transmission infrastructure and ultimately deliver electricity to end users.

Potential applications include energy hubs, data centers, and other large-scale industrial and digital facilities.

Hitachi Energy also plans to integrate its power infrastructure technologies with the HMAX Data Center platform through the broader One Hitachi approach. This initiative is intended to support autonomous and integrated operation of data center infrastructure.

The companies expect the combination of generation technologies, electrical equipment, and digital infrastructure management capabilities to support more flexible and resilient energy systems.

Leadership Highlights the Need for Faster Power Deployment

Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO of Hitachi Energy, emphasized the importance of accelerating electricity infrastructure development as demand rises across major industries. He stated that the collaboration would help customers unlock additional power capacity, shorten the time required to access electricity, and strengthen energy system resilience.

Fabrizio Fabbri, CEO of Ansaldo Energia, highlighted the need for closer cooperation across the electricity value chain. According to Fabbri, combining Ansaldo Energia's generation capabilities with Hitachi Energy's grid infrastructure expertise will help the companies develop integrated solutions that meet the scale, flexibility, and reliability requirements of industrial and digital infrastructure.

Expanding Opportunities in Global Power Infrastructure

Hitachi Energy operates globally in electricity transmission, distribution, and grid integration, providing technologies used across utilities, industries, transportation, and data centers.

Ansaldo Energia, headquartered in Genoa, Italy, specializes in power generation equipment, including gas turbines, steam turbines, and generators. The company has technologies installed in approximately 1,000 power plants across 100 countries.

The collaboration will bring together these complementary capabilities to address demand for integrated power infrastructure across international markets.

The agreement establishes a framework for joint development and commercialization.

However, the companies have not disclosed any specific project awards, contract values, generation capacities, or deployment schedules associated with the partnership.

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