GE Power Conversion's global headquarters is located in the Paris-Saclay research-intensive and business cluster, south of Paris, in the Île-de-France region.

On 29 March 2011, it was announced that a 90% stake in Converteam was to be bought by GE Energy for $3.2 billion.

The division focuses on electrical motors (induction and synchronous) and generators, and its product range is comprehensive.

In addition to building and installing these products, this division also provides consultancy and maintenance services.

The company produced the induction motors for the Royal Navy's HMS Daring class Type 45 destroyers.