About Us

A century of British engineering

Bedford Power has powered the world's grid since 1924 — combining heritage craftsmanship with modern UHV capability through global partnerships.

Our Heritage

From Bedfordshire workshops to the world's grids

Founded in 1924, Bedford Power began making distribution transformers for the rapidly electrifying United Kingdom. A century later we design and service some of the most demanding high-voltage assets in the industry.

Our work today spans utility step-up transformers, EHV grid units, mobile substations and complete EPC delivery — built to British standards and certified to the world's.

Est. 1924
Bedford Power factory floor
Global Network

Strategic partnership with TBEA

Bedford Power and TBEA engineers at a UHV substation

About TBEA

A pioneer in global energy-efficient power transmission and distribution, and a leading provider of clean-energy solutions.

TBEA Co., Ltd. is one of the world's largest manufacturers of power transformers and a top-tier EPC contractor. Through this partnership, Bedford Power extends its UK-engineered design with TBEA's manufacturing scale, UHV capability and turnkey EPC delivery.

Global power infrastructure network

A truly global network

Together with TBEA we deliver into 90+ countries from 27 industrial bases. Whatever the climate envelope, seismic profile or grid code, our combined engineering and manufacturing footprint can build for it.

Bedford Power leads design, project engineering and UK service. TBEA underpins manufacturing scale and turnkey EPC delivery for transmission corridors and substations.

90+
Countries served
27
Industrial bases
3,322
Patents
±1100 kV
UHV capability

Industry-first ±800 kV VSC-HVDC

TBEA delivered the world's first ±800 kV ultra-high-voltage VSC-HVDC system — a benchmark for long-distance, low-loss DC transmission.

ENR Top 250 International Contractors — #54

Independently ranked among the largest international engineering contractors, with substation and transmission line projects on every inhabited continent.

World TOP 500 Machinery Manufacturers — #124

Scale and depth of plant that lets Bedford Power offer ratings and lead times that single-site builders cannot.

Renewable-energy capability

PV, wind, energy storage and integrated wind-solar-hydrogen-storage solutions, supporting clients on net-zero and grid-modernisation programmes.

How we work

British engineering. Global delivery.

Design & project leadership — UK

Concept, electrical design, project management and client relationship are led by Bedford Power engineers.

Manufacturing — global

UHV transformers and switchgear produced at TBEA's industrial bases under Bedford Power QA and factory witness testing.

EPC & transmission lines — partner-delivered

Turnkey substations and overhead lines executed by TBEA's EPC division with Bedford Power as engineering authority.

Service & O&M — local

UK-based service teams supported by partner field engineers globally, on call 24/7.

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