Siemens boosts US switchgear output
New Virginia facility with Jabil will expand medium-voltage switchgear production, supporting data centres, utilities and industrial demand
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Iberdrola launches largest Spain’s BESS
Spain’s largest 120 MWh storage system at Campo Arañuelo supports solar integration and grid flexibility in Cáceres
Pad-mounted switchgear market to hit $ 10.2 B by 2033
The surge is fuelled by underground grids, renewables, EV charging, and SF6 reduction rules
Greens substation contract confirmed
SSEN Transmission confirms major contract for advanced 400kV substation supporting renewable energy expansion
CAISO approves $6.7 B grid plan
California operator backs 38 transmission projects driven by load growth and renewables, aiming to support 107 GW demand by 2040
$524 M secured for Pantheon AI
Transmission and substation works planned by 2027 to power a 1 GW AI data centre in Topusko using renewable energy
Solid dielectric switchgear market to hit $8.09 B by 2033
Market expected to reach $8.09 B by 2033, driven by cleaner, SF₆-free and renewable-ready grid technologies
SPML Infra secures Kota substation contract
Project includes a 400 kV substation, 500 MVA autotransformer bay and 125 MVAR shunt reactor infrastructure
$1.66 B Illinois grid expansion approved
Two 765-kV transmission corridors and a new 765 / 345-kV substation will connect Iowa, Illinois and Indiana by 2034
$90 M substation upgrade launched
Mount Pleasant Substation project will support up to 50,000 new customers amid rising electricity demand in Vancouver
Battery storage hits record growth
Worldwide battery storage installations hit 112 GW in 2025, driven by falling costs and growing renewable energy demand.
$134 M conductor plant opens in US
TS Conductor launches Hardeeville facility to produce advanced carbon-core conductors, supporting grid expansion and 462 jobs
$51 M Erie power line upgrade begins
FirstEnergy begins rebuilding a transmission line in Erie County as part of a $51.4 M grid modernisation project
Poland approves nuclear substation
Environmental permit issued in Gdańsk for first nuclear-linked substation to transmit power from Choczewo plant to national grid
US–Canada grid link approved
DOE issues permit for two 230 kV transmission lines from North Dakota to Canada, adding up to 650 MW cross-border capacity
LS Electric wins $64 M switchgear deal
Company secures $64 M deal to supply high-voltage switchgear for a US data centre microgrid project
$57 B Wisconsin data centre boom
Meta’s $1 B Beaver Dam project includes new power infrastructure worth $191 M, with completion planned for 2027
Lincolnshire substation links offshore projects
400 kV Weston Marsh substation planned to connect offshore wind and solar projects amid wider Grimsby–Walpole grid upgrade
HE Group wins $20 M substation deal
New Selangor 132kV/33kV substation project due by October 2027 strengthens order book to $38 M
LS Power starts $2 B Bay grid projects
Transmission upgrades across Alameda and Santa Clara counties aim to improve reliability and support rising energy demand
Hydro One seeks transmission line approval
Hydro One applies to the Ontario Energy Board for approval to build the Northeast Power Line and the Longwood to Lakeshore Transmission Line
Hitachi Energy supports Ulinda Park BESS
20-year service agreement aims to improve reliability and long-term performance of Queensland’s large battery storage project
PGCIL advances $60 M grid projects
Projects include substation expansion in Tamil Nadu and OPGW systems for Western and Eastern Region grids
Air insulated switchgear market to hit $100.3 B by 2033
Global air-insulated switchgear market is estimated at $74.5B in 2026 and projected to reach $100.3B by 2033.