In Germany, Alstom Grid employs a workforce of 1,400 people who are working on seven sites. This strong industrial footprint has helped the company to build up a solid market position. In 2011 Alstom Grid has moved its headquarters for Germany and Central Europe together with its engineering site in Berlin, which will reinforce the strong export position of the company in Germany.
Alstom Grid’s Kassel site has in the last 10 years produced and sold more than 40,000 high voltage switchgears worldwide, 4,000 of which are in operation in Germany. The Mönchengladbach site has delivered more than 1,000 power transformers with a total output of 100,000 MVA, 50% of them for Germany. Today, every 4th power transformer in Germany is from Alstom Grid. The Alstom Grid Ludwigslust site has produced over 30,000 instrument transformers, which were integrated into the grid.