Ningbo Aux Smart Technology, a Ningbo Samsung Electric subsidiary, secured a USD 132 M oil-immersed transformer order for a US data centre energy storage project, equal to 6.16% of parent 2025 revenue.
A distribution transformer exploded in Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, on 23 September 2026 during repair work, killing 35-year-old Niyalbul Hasan and injuring two other workers with severe hot dielectric oil burns.
Indo Tech Transformers has won a USD 4.5 million order from Leap Green Energy Group for four 125 MVA power transformers, covering two 400/33 kV units for a solar project and two 230/33 kV units for a wind project in India.
Hammond Power Solutions invests USD 36 million in a new Fort Worth Texas transformer plant. Initial phase adds USD 177.3 M annual capacity; full potential USD 283-284 M. Production ramps from Q4 2027, full operation Q1 2028.
ASTA Austria copper recycling plant: a USD 19.4 M facility at Oed producing winding wire from secondary copper, starting end-2029. The vertical integration model targets 70% recycled copper by 2030, reshaping European transformer conductor supply.
NC State, NYPA and EPRI demonstrated a 1 MW solid state transformer on a live 13.8 kV distribution feeder, reaching ~98% efficiency. Covers SiC MOSFET architecture, IEEE 519 compliance, data centre and urban substation applications.
EU’s provisional GOES safeguard on grain-oriented electrical steel, cores and laminations starts 25 September 2026 for 155 days. Quotas carry thresholds from €2,800 to €5,600 per tonne, plus a €1,140/tonne duty on cores inside imported transformers.
Bloom Energy has introduced an 800 VDC architecture that delivers direct DC power to AI data centres from solid-oxide fuel cells, eliminating several transformer and switchgear stages. The company projects $3.6 B capex and $5.5 B TCO savings at 1 GW.
Analysis of Cuba’s 18 September 2026 grid collapse from a high-voltage transmission failure, covering cascading blackout mechanics, fuel constraints, ageing assets, and engineering lessons for grid resilience programmes.
Hitachi Energy will invest USD 528 million in a new transformer factory in Gallman, Mississippi, creating more than 700 jobs and doubling U.S. production capacity, with output scheduled to start in 2029.