Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses Ltd and its US subsidiary Unimacts announced the completion of the installation of a Zetwerk-manufactured power transformer in North Carolina.
In a release, Zetwerk said that the installation marks a milestone for the company’s energy business amid rising US electricity demand from data centers for AI capex buildout, and its push to modernize its aging grid infrastructure. Transformer supply has struggled to keep pace, with manufacturing lead times averaging 36 to 42 months, creating a major bottleneck in grid expansion.
Zetwerk’s manufacturing model which orchestrates a cross-country supply chain across suppliers and vertical integration, helps shorten delivery timelines. The model enabled US power transformer lead times of 12 to 15 months, compared with industry averages of 36 to 42 months in the US and 30 to 36 months in India in FY26.
In FY26, Zetwerk received orders worth Rs.2,032.25 crore for power transformers, the release noted.
For utilities, developers and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies, this provides an additional route to procuring equipment needed to expand and strengthen the grid.
Reliable access to critical equipment
According to Srinath Ramakkrushnan, Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, Zetwerk, “As electricity demand grows, utilities, developers and energy infrastructure companies need reliable access to critical power equipment. Transformer supply has struggled to keep pace, delaying projects that depend on timely deliveries. At Zetwerk and Unimacts, we are working to help close this gap by coordinating production across countries. By strengthening our coordination across the transformer supply chain, we aim to make essential equipment more accessible and help customers expand and strengthen the US power grid.”
Transformer portfolio
Zetwerk subsidiary Unimacts has supported utility-scale solar projects across the US by manufacturing structural components, including piles and torque tubes. Zetwerk and Unimacts are extending their energy infrastructure capabilities into transformers, another essential component of the power grid. Zetwerk’s transformer portfolio includes medium-voltage pad-mounted, dry-type, inverter-duty and power transformers.