东京 -- 据《日经新闻》获悉，三菱重工业将扩大其在美国的燃气轮机制造和维护能力，计划投资4.9亿美元，为位于佐治亚州的工厂增加产能。
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will increase its gas turbine manufacturing and maintenance capabilities in the U.S., with plans to invest $490 million for adding capacity to its factory in Georgia, Nikkei has learned.
此举正值美国因建设为人工智能供电的数据中心而导致电力需求激增之际。
The move comes as U.S. electricity demand surges due to the construction of data centers to power artificial intelligence.
这家日本公司将扩建由集团成员三菱动力美洲公司运营的萨凡纳机械制造厂。该佐治亚州工厂于2010年建成，是三菱重工首个海外燃气轮机生产基地。它主要为北美公用事业公司制造和维护燃气轮机及其他设备。
The Japanese company will expand its Savannah Machinery Works, a plant operated by group member Mitsubishi Power Americas. The Georgia site, completed in 2010, is Mitsubishi Heavy's first overseas gas turbine production base. It primarily manufactures and maintains gas turbines and other equipment for utilities in North America.
该项目将使当地的制造空间近乎翻倍。工厂还将引进燃气轮机零部件加工设备和最新制造技术。公司计划招聘220多名工程师，从事制造、质量控制、维护等工作。
The project will nearly double the manufacturing space there. The facility also will introduce processing equipment for gas turbine components and the latest manufacturing technologies. The company plans to hire more than 220 engineers for manufacturing, quality control, maintenance and other roles.
三菱重工的目标是，到2030财年，其大型燃气轮机产能较2024财年翻一番。公司计划在日本和美国的制造及服务基地投资超过1000亿日元（约合6.35亿美元），以提升公司对轮机及维护零部件的供应能力。
Mitsubishi Heavy targets doubling its production capacity for large gas turbines by fiscal 2030 compared with fiscal 2024. It looks to invest over 100 billion yen ($635 million) in its Japanese and U.S. manufacturing and service bases to enhance the company's supply capacity for both turbines and maintenance parts.
燃气轮机一经安装，有时可使用数十年。公司预计，到2030年，其主力机型的持续售后服务（如维护合同和零部件更换）将覆盖全球300多台机组。
Gas turbines, once installed, sometimes can be used for decades. The company anticipates that ongoing after-sales services, such as maintenance contracts and parts replacement, for its main models will cover more than 300 units worldwide by 2030.
国际能源署报告称，到2030年，全球数据中心电力需求预计将较2024年翻一番多。特别是在美国，支持人工智能开发和云服务的数据中心建设正在蓬勃发展，确保稳定电力供应成为一大挑战。
The International Energy Agency reports that global electricity demand from data centers is expected to more than double by 2030 compared with 2024. In the U.S. in particular, the construction of data centers supporting AI development and cloud services is booming, making securing a stable power supply a major challenge.
与使用石油或煤炭的发电方式相比，燃气发电产生的二氧化碳排放量更低，对环境的影响也更小。由于其发电可靠性高于可再生能源，对燃气电厂的需求正在增加，以满足消耗大量电力的数据中心的需求。
Gas-fired power generation produces lower carbon dioxide emissions and has a smaller environmental impact than power generation using oil or coal. Because it can generate electricity more reliably than renewable energy sources, demand for gas-fired plants is increasing to serve data centers that consume large amounts of electricity.