China's largest manufacturer of electrical equipment, CHINT, has announced the opening of its first factory in Russia in the Moscow Region. The production site will start operating in the first half of 2026. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Science of the Moscow region.
"The company will place production on the territory of the Microprovod plant in Podolsk. The initial investment is estimated at 100 million rubles, and about 10 jobs will be created. Over time, the company intends to increase both investments in the site and the staff. At the first stage, the annual output will be about 600 units of various products annually," said Ekaterina Zinovieva, Deputy Chairman of the Government and Minister of Investment, Industry and Science of the Moscow Region.
CHINT production in The Moscow Region will specialize in complete gas-insulated switchgear. At the first stage, the production volume of CRUE cells at the plant will be about 100 units per year, CRUE tanks — about 500 units per year.
"In 2022, we did not leave the Russia accepted the challenge and continued to contribute to the development of the Russian economy. We are opening our first production facility in the Moscow region, as the majority of our customers are located in this region. The opening of the plant contributes to the technological sovereignty of the country," commented the CEO of CHINT in Russia's Han Soo.
ROSSETI will be the key customer of the products. The CRUS will be supplied for the modernization and construction of 6-10 kV distribution networks at the facilities of the electric grid complex of the Moscow region, Central and Northwestern Russia.
In addition to Rosseti, the products produced at the plant will be supplied to enterprises from key industries, such as oil and gas, metallurgy, and IT, which need equipment for power distribution points.
CHINT has been present on the Russian market for 15 years. By the end of 2024, the company's global revenue amounted to $25 billion, in Russia — 7 billion rubles. The corporation has 50,000 employees worldwide. It has about 30 production facilities and 40 branches outside of China.
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