Hitachi Energy delivers reliable power to Grand Egyptian Museum with dry-type transformers

The Grand Egyptian Museum represents one of the most ambitious cultural developments in the world today. Situated near the iconic Giza Plateau, the museum has been designed to preserve and showcase the story of ancient Egypt while offering a modern, immersive visitor experience.
 
Spanning a vast campus on the edge of the desert, the museum features advanced conservation laboratories, exhibition halls, research facilities, and visitor spaces. It operates as a highly sophisticated environment where infrastructure plays a critical role behind the scenes. Among the essential systems is a reliable and safe electrical distribution network, ensuring that sensitive artifacts remain protected while enabling the museum to function seamlessly every day.  

Developing electrical infrastructure for a facility of this scale requires careful consideration of both operational reliability and safety. The museum’s extensive footprint, covering nearly 50 hectares, hosts multiple zones with different energy requirements, ranging from climate-controlled exhibition galleries to research laboratories and large public areas.
 
Many of these air-conditioned environments depend on continuous power to maintain stable temperature and humidity levels necessary for the preservation of fragile antiquities that have endured for centuries. Lighting systems, conservation equipment, monitoring systems, and building services must operate with minimal fluctuations to protect collections and ensure a safe and comfortable experience for visitors.
 
In such a setting, power reliability becomes non-negotiable. Any interruption or instability could disrupt sensitive environmental conditions or affect critical museum operations. 

To support the museum’s energy requirements, dry-type transformer technology was selected as a key component of the power distribution system. Dry-type transformers are particularly well suited for installations within large public buildings due to their oil-free design and superior fire safety performance, which reduces fire risk while maintaining high levels of operational safety.
 
Their advanced insulation systems and thermal stability allow them to perform reliably under continuous load conditions, ensuring stable voltage supply to critical building systems. In addition, their compact design and low maintenance requirements make them ideal for integration within complex building infrastructure.
 
For the Grand Egyptian Museum project, Hitachi Energy supplied 28 dry-type transformers, manufactured at its facilities in Egypt and Spain. The transformers form an integral part of the museum’s electrical distribution network, supporting the delivery of stable and efficient power across galleries, laboratories, and operational areas throughout the facility.