South Korean power equipment makers are riding a wave of export growth, with their transformers in high demand amid a global rush to reinforce power grids and connect new data centers. Demand is
particularly strong in the US.
According to the Korean alternative data platform
KED Aicel on Tuesday, exports of large transformers – rated at 10,000 kilovolts ampere (kVA) or greater – to the US market jumped 540% to $27.1 million in the first 10 days of this month from about $4.2 million in the year-earlier period.
The growth rate marks a dramatic acceleration from a 297% rise for the whole month of April and a 109% increase in May.
Analysts said the strong momentum underscores growing reliance on Korean suppliers to ease bottlenecks in US power transmission.