NYSEG has completed the Oneonta South Phase 1 upgrade: a new 115 kV yard and 345/115 kV transformer at the 57-year-old Fraser substation. We examine the engineering logic, the US Northeast upgrade wave, and the 2-3 year transformer lead time.
ESB Networks has begun upgrading Dublin’s Poolbeg 220 kV substation under EirGrid’s Powering Up Dublin programme, unlocking 1.6 GW of new generation capacity and supporting onshore offshore-wind grid connection by Q4 2028.
Country/Region: Brazil
Main products: high-voltage current transformers, capacitive voltage transformers, instrument transformers, transformer testing
Company type: High-voltage instrument transformer manufacturer and supplier
Brief intro: PFIFFNER do Brasil operates a factory in Santa Catarina and supplies high-voltage instrument transformers to energy facilities in Brazil and MERCOSUL.
Country/Region: Brazil
Main products: current transformers, voltage transformers, instrument transformers, measuring sets
Company type: Instrument transformer manufacturer
Brief intro: Balteau is a Brazilian manufacturer specializing in instrument transformers and measuring sets for electric power companies and grid applications.
Country/Region: Brazil
Main products: single-phase transformers, three-phase transformers, power transformers, special transformers, ecological transformers
Company type: Power transformer manufacturer
Brief intro: Itaipu Transformadores is a Brazilian manufacturer serving utilities and private customers with distribution, power and special transformer solutions.
Country/Region: United States and Canada
Main products: transformer maintenance, transformer repair, coil rewinding, oil testing, new and used transformers
Company type: Transformer services and equipment provider
Brief intro: RESA Power provides transformer maintenance, repair, rewinding, oil testing, sales and related power-system services across the United States and Canada.
Country/Region: United States
Main products: oil-filled power transformers, distribution transformers, pad-mounted transformers, solar transformers, substation transformers
Company type: Power and distribution transformer manufacturer
Brief intro: Meta Power Solutions designs and manufactures liquid-filled power and distribution transformers for utility, renewable energy, commercial and industrial applications.
US power transformer and GSU lead times stay at 2-3 years. Material constraints, skilled labour shortages, and 125 GW data-centre demand are forcing utilities and developers to lock equipment earlier.
Country/Region: Canada
Main products: liquid-filled power transformers, mobile transformers, substation transformers
Company type: Power transformer manufacturer
Brief intro: Northern Transformer Corporation is a Canadian power transformer manufacturer serving utility and industrial transformer requirements.
Country/Region: Brazil
Main products: distribution transformers, electrical equipment, power distribution solutions
Company type: Transformer and electrical equipment manufacturer
Brief intro: Romagnole is a Brazilian electrical equipment manufacturer relevant for distribution transformer and power distribution projects.