Ludvika is a world-leading center for technology, innovation, and the transition to fossil-free energy.
Hitachi Energy has built the world’s largest transformers, with voltage levels as high as 1,100 kilovolts. The transformers were sold to China, but for logistical reasons, the two enormous transformer enclosures were left behind in Ludvika. One of these transformer enclosures was moved to Sockenstugeparken, in central Ludvika, where it has been filled with an energy storage system designed to supply critical infrastructure with electricity in the event of a crisis. At the same time, Krafttanken is a proud landmark for Ludvika as the number one energy city!
The landmark was given the name Krafttanken during a festive inauguration ceremony in late 2019.

Are you interested in working for the world-leading company Hitachi Energy? Right now, the business in Ludvika is expanding at a record pace, and the company is hiring across the board. Read more here.

The power plant and energy storage facility are owned by Samarkand2015
and are operated through a partnership between:

Hitachi Energy
High Voltage Valley
Dalarna University
Ludvika Municipality
Samarkand2015
Sweco
VB Energi
VB Kraft

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