Why this project qualifies
With $400 million in facility-specific investment and 105 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
View full methodology →Why it matters
The electrical equipment & grid context.
Electrical Equipment & Grid tracks major U.S. factories producing the equipment required to generate, transmit, control, and distribute electricity — including transformers, switchgear, generators, turbines, cables, and other grid components. It distinguishes equipment manufacturing from power generation, utility construction, energy production, and service-only projects.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- The Okonite Company
- Industry
- Electrical Equipment & Grid
- Location
- Orangeburg, South Carolina
- Investment
- $400.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 105
- Status
- Announced
- Announced
- Sep 22, 2026
- Expected opening
- 2029
- Added to tracker
- Oct 6, 2026
Sources
Official references
- South Carolina Department of Commerce: Okonite expands Orangeburg County operations https://www.sccommerce.com/news/okonite-expands-orangeburg-county-operations
- Office of the Governor of South Carolina: Okonite expands Orangeburg County operations https://governor.sc.gov/news/2026-09/okonite-expands-orangeburg-county-operations
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