🇧🇷 Transformer Industry — Brazil
Brazil runs a predominantly hydro-based, 60 Hz grid (the SIN — Sistema Interligado Nacional), with a large and competitive domestic transformer industry and rising demand from transmission auction expansion, renewables and grid modernisation.
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Grid & utilities
Confirmed manufacturing plants & facilities (10)
| Plant / Facility | City | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prolec GE Brasil | Canoas, RS | TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION | source |
| Voltran (WEG) — Betim | Betim | TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, PAD_MOUNTED, TR_GSU, TR_SPEC_RENEWABLE | source |
| Voltran (WEG) — Blumenau | Blumenau | TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, PAD_MOUNTED, TR_GSU, TR_SPEC_RENEWABLE | source |
| Voltran (WEG) — Itajubá | Itajubá | TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, PAD_MOUNTED, TR_GSU, TR_SPEC_RENEWABLE | source |
| WEG Chile (Planta Transformadores) — Betim | Betim | TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, PAD_MOUNTED, TR_GSU, TR_SPEC_RENEWABLE | source |
| WEG Chile (Planta Transformadores) — Blumenau | Blumenau | TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, PAD_MOUNTED, TR_GSU, TR_SPEC_RENEWABLE | source |
| WEG Chile (Planta Transformadores) — Itajubá | Itajubá | TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, PAD_MOUNTED, TR_GSU, TR_SPEC_RENEWABLE | source |
| WEG Equipamentos Elétricos — Betim | Betim | TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, PAD_MOUNTED, TR_GSU, TR_SPEC_RENEWABLE | source |
| WEG Equipamentos Elétricos — Blumenau | Blumenau | TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, PAD_MOUNTED, TR_GSU, TR_SPEC_RENEWABLE | source |
| WEG Equipamentos Elétricos — Itajubá | Itajubá | TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, TR_POWER, TR_DISTRIBUTION, TR_DRY_CAST, PAD_MOUNTED, TR_GSU, TR_SPEC_RENEWABLE | source |
Transformer manufacturers
25 manufacturers tracked in the Brazil census — the same unique-company count as the figure above. All Brazil manufacturers →
+11 more on the country page.
Current tenders & procurement (2)
- Energisa Lote 12 – ANEEL Transmission Auction 01/2024AWARDED · Grupo Energisa
- ISA Energia Brasil Projeto ItatiaiaAWARDED · ISA Energia Brasil (ISA CTEEP)
Recent transformer contract awards (2)
- Energisa Lote 12 – ANEEL Transmission Auction 01/2024
- ISA Energia Brasil Projeto Itatiaia
Component & material suppliers in this market
Components & accessories directory
Business activity
Sourced company developments and transformer-relevant projects with a footprint in this market. An item is shown because it references the company or project — it is not an independently verified award or scope unless the source confirms one.
- Belo Monte (Xingu–Rio) ±800 kV UHVDC Transmission Link · Brazil · ±800 kV · energized · transformer scope CONFIRMED
- State Grid Brazil Northeast UHVDC (Silvânia converter station) ±800 kV · Brazil · ±800 kV · construction · transformer scope CONFIRMED
- Rio Madeira ±600 kV HVDC System (Porto Velho–Araraquara) · Brazil · ±600 kV · energized · transformer scope CONFIRMED
- Engie Sistema de Transmissão Asa Branca (500 kV, Bahia/MG/ES) · Brazil · 500 kV · construction · transformer scope INFERRED
- Energisa Lote 12 – ANEEL Transmission Auction 01/2024 (500 kV Teresina IV–Graça Aranha y Boa Esperança–Graça Aranha, MA/PI) · Brazil · 500 kV · awarded · transformer scope INFERRED
- ISA Energia Brasil Projeto Itatiaia (Lote 7, Leilão 1/2023; 500 kV MG–RJ) · Brazil · 500 kV · awarded · transformer scope CONFIRMED
- Taesa primer sistema subterráneo 525 kV de Brasil (Subestação Assis, SP) con banco de transformadores WEG · Brazil · 525 kV · energized · transformer scope CONFIRMED
- ISA CTEEP BESS em larga escala no sistema de transmissão (30 MW/60 MWh, Subestação Registro, SP) · Brazil · energized · transformer scope CONFIRMED
See the Intelligence hub for the full activity feed.
Projects & intelligence
- Brazil: Taesa's R$1.55bn takeover of five Energisa transmission companies approved — ANEEL clears transfer
Taesa's AGE approved the R$1.545bn acquisition of five Energisa transmission SPCs in Goiás, Pará and Tocantins (aquisição de cinco concessionárias de transmissão) — ~4,494 MVA of transformation, 12 su…
- Brazil: WEG wins compensating-solution package for Vilhena 2 500/230 kV substation — 165 MVA transformer + 165 MVAr syncon
WEG firma contrato com a Guaporé Sul Transmissora (BTG Pactual) — full 'solução compensadora' for the Vilhena 2 substation under Lot 4 of ANEEL Auction 04/2025: a 165 MVAr synchronous compensator, a 1…
- Brazil: ANEEL auctions lots 7–10 of Transmission Auction 1/2026 — Axia Energia takes 3 of 4 lots, R$1.8bn secured
Na segunda sessão do Leilão 1/2026 (3/7, B3), a Axia Energia venceu os lotes 8 (MS), 9 (SP) e 10 (Cuiabá/MT); os 4 lotes somam R$1,8 bi em investimentos, 61 km de novas linhas e +2.400 MVA de transfor…
- Brazil Northeast UHV DC project starts full-line construction — State Grid's third overseas UHV scheme
巴西东北部特高压直流输电项目全线开工 (26 Jun 2026) — SGCC's third overseas UHV project after Belo Monte I & II, moving Northeast wind/solar south; major converter-transformer and EHV equipment pipeline in Brazil.
- Brazil signs Transmission Auction 1/2026 concessions in June — 4,350 MVA of new transformation
ANEEL homologated Leilão 1/2026 (R$3.3bn, 798 km of lines and ~4,350 MVA of transformation across 11 states); Lote 1 signed 3 Jun and lots 2/3/4/5 on 26 Jun — incl. the 230/69 kV Nossa Senhora da Glór…
Upcoming events
- No confirmed local edition is published yet — check the events calendar.
Technical context
- 500 kV / 230 / 138 / 88 / 69 kV transmission; 60 Hz
- ONS (Operador Nacional do Sistema) grid codes and interconnection rules
- A large domestic power/distribution transformer OEM base
- Hydro-dominated generation plus growing wind and solar build-out
- Transmission auctions (leilões) drive substation and transformer packages
Frequently asked
The SIN operates at 500 kV and 230 kV transmission, with 138 kV, 88 kV and 69 kV sub-transmission and lower distribution voltages, at 60 Hz.
Transmission utilities (cemig, Taesa, ISA, Eletrobras companies) and distribution utilities, plus the winning consortia of the transmission auctions.
Yes — Brazil has a substantial domestic power and distribution transformer industry serving both its own grid and export markets.
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