Design and manufacturing of electrical substations

Medium-voltage cell manufacturer

Design and manufacturing of electrical substations

We design, manufacture, and assemble the complete substation: from the medium-voltage cells we produce at our Yumbo plant to the assembly and commissioning. As panel builders and an engineering firm under one company, we execute your substation equipment without relying on an external supplier.

Alcance del servicio

Design and manufacturing of electrical substations

Technical specifications of scope

Voltage levels

Medium voltage up to 36 kV / 17.5 kV

Power equipment

Medium-voltage protection, metering, and transformer cells, in-house manufactured

Detailed engineering

Protection coordination, short-circuit analysis, power quality studies, electrical designs, and calculation reports

Certification

RETIE 2024 certified products by the SIDE laboratory, up to 1000 V AC/DC

Equipment integration

Multi-brand based on the project budget

Service stages

Design, manufacturing, supply, installation, and commissioning

Service components

Components of the electrical substation service

Energizar’s electrical substation service is a comprehensive medium-voltage solution that we design, manufacture, and install from start to finish. From the cells we produce at our own plant to the detailed engineering that supports the design, we control every component without relying on third parties for the power equipment. These are the service components.

  • In-house manufacturing of power equipment at our Yumbo plant: the substation’s central cell is manufactured, not resold.

Medium-voltage cell manufacturing

We manufacture the medium-voltage cells that form the core of the substation – protection, metering, and transformer up to 36 kV and 17.5 kV – at our Yumbo plant. The power equipment is designed, manufactured, and integrated in-house, sized to operate with the low-voltage panels of the same project, without intermediation from an external supplier.

  • Medium-voltage protection, metering, and transformer cells
  • Voltage levels up to 36 kV / 17.5 kV
  • Integration with the project’s transformation and low-voltage panels

Design and installation of industrial and commercial substations

We design, manufacture, and install industrial and commercial electrical substations for plants and commercial complexes, integrating transformation, protection, metering, and panels produced at our own plant. The design, equipment manufacturing, installation, and commissioning remain under a single supplier, without gaps in responsibility between third parties.

  • Electrical design of the substation and technical reports
  • Manufacturing and integration of medium-voltage cells and power panels
  • Installation, wiring, and commissioning of the substation
  • The substation is installed with in-house manufactured cells and panels, integrated from design through energization.
  • An in-house packaged product, designed, manufactured, and integrated at our plant, for a category expanding due to the energy transition.

Skid-type and shelter-type transformation centers

As a packaged component of our substation service, we manufacture skid-type transformation centers on a metal structure and shelter-type units in a concrete electrical room. These are plug-and-play solutions that integrate the transformer, substation, panels, and metering cabinet into a single unit, supplied for large solar farms, distributed generation, and industry. They arrive on site ready to connect.

  • Skid-type transformation center on a metal structure designed and manufactured by us
  • Shelter-type transformation center in a concrete electrical room for permanent operation
  • Integration of the transformer, substation, panels, and metering cabinet into a single unit

Substation capacity expansion

We expand the capacity of substations in operation when a plant or commercial complex grows and the installed infrastructure falls short. We design the expansion, manufacture the necessary transformation and protection equipment, and carry out the work coordinated with operational continuity. This is a one-time engineering project, not recurring maintenance.

  • Diagnosis and design of the capacity expansion
  • Manufacturing and integration of the new transformation and protection equipment
  • Execution of the expansion coordinated with operational continuity
  • Real-world experience in capacity upgrades: we carried out the expansion of a substation to 1.8 MVA / 13.2 kV in a commercial complex.
  • Detailed engineering carried out by the same firm that manufactures the cells and assembles the substation, ensuring continuity between design and execution.

Detailed engineering

Before manufacturing and assembling, we carry out the engineering. We handle protection coordination, short-circuit analysis, power quality studies, and the industrial and medium-voltage electrical designs that support the substation. Since we are the ones who later manufacture the cells and execute the project, the design is developed for verifiable execution.

  • Protection coordination and short-circuit analysis
  • Power quality studies
  • Industrial and medium-voltage electrical designs, with calculation reports and single-line diagrams

In-house manufacturing of medium-voltage cells and detailed engineering under a single supplier


The substation is a system where the design, the power equipment, and the assembly must operate in an integrated way. Energizar takes on the complete project design, manufacturing of the medium-voltage cells, supply, and assembly and stands behind the result with its own warranty and local after-sales support. As panel builders and an engineering firm under one company, we eliminate the 15 to 20% markup applied by those who resell third-party equipment, while maintaining technical control over the whole.

How we design and manufacture each substation

Diseño, fabricación y montaje

We keep the design, manufacturing of the medium-voltage cells, supply, assembly, and commissioning under one company. As integrated panel builders and an engineering firm, we eliminate the 15 to 20% markup of reselling third-party equipment and maintain sole responsibility over the whole substation.

Fabricación propia de celdas de media tensión

We design and manufacture the substation’s medium-voltage cells at our 2,000 to 2,500 m² plant in Yumbo, with RETIE 2024 certified products tested by the SIDE laboratory up to 1000 V AC/DC and multi-brand integration according to the project budget. The design is backed by detailed engineering: protection coordination and short-circuit analysis.

Soporte y garantía local tras la energización

41 years of operation in the Colombian electrical sector and a team present in the Western Region, with nationwide coverage for the supply of cells and transformation centers. Once the substation is energized, we stand behind the warranty and provide local after-sales support.

Segmentos de cliente

Which segments we design and manufacture substations for

01.

Industrial plant with custom transformation requirements

02.

Engineering firm that needs a cell manufacturer

03.

Generation project that requires a substation shelter

04.

Commercial or corporate complex with a capacity increase

Get a quote for the design and manufacturing of your substation

Tell us about the type of project: a new substation, a capacity increase, or a transformation center, and its current stage. An Energizar engineer reviews the requirements, defines the design scope, the manufacturing of the medium-voltage cells, and the installation of the complete solution, and prepares the corresponding quote. The quote is free of commitment.