Contract for five units received jointly with local firm CTCI, following a similar contract for three units in 2013, aiming to increase output and reduce environmental impact by upgrading existing facilitiesScheduled to start operation sequentially from 2030 to 2031, with successive orders with the same partner based on high degree of trust and solid track recordConceptual rendering of the completed Tung Hsiao Power PlantTOKYO, September 5, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received a contract for a gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power plant project with total generation capacity of 2,800 megawatts (MW) for the Tung Hsiao Power Plant operated by Taiwan Power Company, Taiwan's state-owned electric power industry, in Tung Hsiao, Miaoli County.The project is a full turnkey solution led by Mitsubishi Power, conducted jointly with CTCI Corporation (CTCI), a major engineering and construction company in Taiwan, comprising five units with state-of-the-art M501JAC (J-Series Air-Cooled) gas turbines as the core components. The total contract value, including CTCI's share, for engineerin...

Raleigh, North Carolina and Zurich, September 4, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Hitachi Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and global leader in electrification, today announced a historic investment of more than $1 billion USD to expand the production of critical electrical grid infrastructure in the United States. These investments, among the largest seen in the electrical industry in the U.S., include approximately $457 million USD for a new large power transformer facility in South Boston, Virginia, along with significant expansions of existing facilities throughout the country.Aeiral photo of Hitachi Energy’s South Boston, VA campusThe investments will help meet skyrocketing energy demand driven by AI data centers in line with the Trump Administration’s White House AI Action Plan and promote domestic access to these critical grid technologies. This move also supports the power needs of American manufacturing and other sectors and much-needed grid expansion and modernization efforts. Collectively, these investments will create thousands of jobs, bolster electrical equipment supply chains in the U.S., and contribute to the development of in...

TOKYO, September 5, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) — NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) participated in Locked Shields 2025, an international cyber defence exercise organised by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). NEC also supported design and construction of the exercise environment for the team from Japan, including its network and analysis infrastructure.Locked Shields has been organized by the CCDCOE since 2010 and is one of the world's largest cyber defence exercises. This year, it was held from 6-9 May and involved approximately 40 countries, including NATO member states. The Japanese contingent included representatives from government agencies, including the Ministry of Defense, as well as private sector companies and others. Participating countries were divided into 17 teams, with the delegation from Japan forming a joint team with the delegation from Australia.The exercise aims to improve the ability to deal with cyber-attacks in real-time. It provides training in practical cyber defence and strategic decision-making, including technical and legal responses to complex and simultaneous cyber incidents under realistic scen...