Brazil's TSEA to build US plant to support power grid modernization

By Leticia Fucuchima

SAO PAULO, March 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian electrical equipment maker TSEA will build a $25 million factory in Eden, North Carolina, to supply voltage regulators for U.S. grid modernization, the company said on Tuesday.

• The factory will produce single-phase voltage regulators that stabilize power distribution networks, TSEA said.

• Production to begin between late 2026 and early 2027, starting with 1,000 units in first year and expanding to 4,500 annually by 2030.

• This doubles TSEA's current voltage regulator production capacity.

• The company exports 70% of its regulator production, mainly to the United States.

• The move will free up Brazilian capacity for other markets.

• Local manufacturing helps avoid U.S. tariffs on some Brazilian electrical products, CEO Beto Reynaldo said.

• The move marks TSEA's internationalization; the company began in Brazil over 50 years ago under Toshiba and was sold to Fram Capital in 2018.