Large power and GSU transformers, pre-pandemic baseline: Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie puts pre-pandemic transformer lead times at 30 to 60 weeks, depending on size and specification.
30–60 weeks Large power · 2019 · US
““For reference, pre-pandemic lead times ranged from 30–60 weeks, depending on specifications/size and if the transformer had been regularly ordered over time with a proven design (therefore allowing the manufacturing process to be streamlined),” the firm noted.”
The record
Field definitions- Class on the chart
- Large power and substation transformers
- Transformer type
- Power transformer (substation and GSU)
- Size / class
- Large power / GSU
- Region
- US
- As of
- 2019
- Lead time, low (weeks)
- 30
- Lead time, high (weeks)
- 60
- Lead time as stated
- Pre-pandemic range, depending on specifications and size
- Publisher
- Wood Mackenzie (via POWER)
- Original source
- Wood Mackenzie, April 2024
- Source type
- secondary
- Verified
Sources
- The Transformer Crisis: An Industry on the Brink (POWER, 26 Jun 2024) accessed 2026-11-09
Cite this reading
Wood Mackenzie (via POWER), as compiled by Transformer Lead Times: “Large power and GSU transformers, pre-pandemic baseline: Wood Mackenzie”. https://transformerleadtimes.com/woodmac-prepandemic-baseline/ (accessed 9 Nov 2026).
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