One aspect is a method that includes identifying, by a power via placement tool executing on a processor of a circuit design system, a source and a sink of a voltage domain of a multi-layer circuit board based on a design file defining a layout of the multi-layer circuit board. A number of power vias to support a maximum current demand from the source to the sink is determined. Positions of a plurality of the power vias are determined at locations of the multi-layer circuit board forming paths through the power vias between the source and the sink and having a substantially equal total path length through each total path defined between the source and the sink through at least one of the power vias. The design file is modified to include the power vias at the positions.