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Hitachi Energy HVDC, Ludvika
Ludvika, Sweden60.15°N 15.19°E
computed criticality39/100
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Western top 3 ≈60-65% of 2025 HVDC orders
2025Fault line
Three Western suppliers, Hitachi Energy, Siemens Energy, GE Vernova, dominate HVDC converter stations, with multi-year order books saturated by offshore wind and interconnectors. Chinese challengers offer 20 to 30% discounts, which Western grids forgo for security reasons: scarcity is thus as much chosen as endured.
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Hitachi Energy (Ludvika)
Siemens Energy (Erlangen)
GE Vernova (Stafford)
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