Swiss UPS manufacturer Centiel SA confirmed on October 19, 2026, that it had formally accepted a $51.4 million purchase order from its US distribution partner, Neo Critical Power LLC. The order brings Centiel's confirmed US order backlog to $60.1 million, including an earlier $8.7 million order ...

Data centers are changing the seasonal pattern of electricity demand, according to an October 15 update from PJM Interconnection. PJM said approximately 11,000 MW of data center load is already connected to its system. Unlike demand that rises mainly during hot or cold weather, these facilities ...

Hitachi Energy Invests $528 Million in New U.S. Transformer Factory September 16, 2026 Hitachi Energy has announced a $528 million investment to build a new transformer manufacturing facility in Gallman, Mississippi, marking its largest single investment in the United States to date. The new factory ...

UPS prices in China rise 3–8% as copper costs climb Two Chinese power-equipment manufacturers have announced price increases for UPS and data-centre products as raw-material and component costs continue to rise. KSTAR confirmed on 24 August 2026 that it had issued price-increase notices to customers ...

Malaysia's 300MW AI data centre: what it means for power infrastructure Malaysia's data centre pipeline picked up another headline this month. For anyone supplying power equipment into that market, the interesting number is not the one in the headline — it is what that number becomes once cooling ...

Transformer demand is growing across both emerging and developed markets as countries invest in grid expansion and modernization. Nigeria adds 8,500 MVA of transformer capacity Nigeria's Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said more than $1.4 billion in multilateral and development financing has ...