India added 86,433 MVA of transformation capacity in 2024-25 alone, a 22 percent jump from the year before. Substations are being commissioned at a pace the sector hasn't seen in decades. And yet, a conversation I've had more than once with project engineers goes something like this: The generation side of the project got meticulous attention, every turbine spec, every panel rating, every protection relay; but transformer selection was treated almost as an afterthought............