Wednesday, 21. June 2023 -  2pm BST / 3pm CET

Agenda:

• PTR Company Overview 

Grid Challenges Faced by the United States 

• Aging power grid infrastructure
• Grid vulnerabilities and reliability concerns
• Grid capacity limitations 

Supply Chain Dynamics in The US Transformer Industry 

• Overview of supply chain dynamics
• Dependence on foreign suppliers and import/export issues
• Impact of supply chain challenges on lead times
• Impact of transformers shortage on price levels

 US Market Outlook and Future Trends 

• Growth projections and market forecasts
• Power Transformers
• Distribution Transformers
• Emerging trends and technologies in the transformer industry
• Digitalization
• Solid State Transformers etc.

Conclusion 

• US Decarbonization Targets
• EVs Penetration
• RE Integration
• Importance of a modern and resilient US power grid
• Future investments in the US transformer industry under the impact of IRA
• Investments by US utilities
• Investments by Transformer OEMs

Speaker:
 

Azhar Fayyaz, Analyst – PTR- Power Technology Research 

Azhar Fayyaz is a Market Analyst at Power Technology Research. He is involved in projects on the power grid topics at Power Technology Research gathering data on network structure of distribution utilities, estimating the installed base of T&D equipment, and analyzing the information to predict future market trends. As a market analyst at PTR, he performs competitive analysis of different companies operating in a region and determine their market share for a specific product. He also has more than 5 years of experience working as a senior shift engineer at Chashma Power Generation Station. Azhar comes from a technical background and has a M.Sc. in Power Engineering. 
 

Saifa Khalid, Senior Analyst, PTR- Power Technology Research 

Saifa is a senior analyst at PTR Inc. Her main area of interest is power systems. Currently, she leads the power grid research team in developing PTR’s syndicated power grid services and manages custom research projects for Fortune 500 clients globally. The topics under her mandate include HV switchgear, MV switchgear, power transformers, distribution transformers, substation automation, power factor correction, etc. Saifa comes from a technical background and has a BSc. degree in Electrical Engineering.