Hyosung Heavy Industries has secured $286 million in transformer orders from two major US tech companies, covering 765 kV and 345 kV ultra-high-voltage equipment for new AI data centres in the southern and northern United States.
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.
Eaton will invest over $242 M to build a 9,300 m² (approximately one million sq ft) modular electrical enclosures plant in North Little Rock, Arkansas, doubling US capacity and creating more than 1,200 jobs for data centres and utilities.
In-depth analysis of Laing O’Rourke’s 400 kV substation retrofit across three London sites for National Grid. Covers IEEE C57.12.00 short-circuit withstand, IEC 60076 insulation, data centre load coupling, and the 30-36 month UK delivery cycle.