As we close a significant chapter at CIGRE, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the incredible leadership and dedication of Michel Augonnet, who has just concluded his presidency, and Marcio Szechtman, who has completed his tenure as the Technical Council Chair.

We are experiencing a unique time in history whereby, driven by climate change, most governments have committed to reduce carbon emissions and many aim to reach Net Zero within the next couple of decades. Read More

Study Committee D2 is going through an interesting era where the energy transition towards a low-carbon energy supply chain demands all players in the energy market to innovate and find new efficient solutions in information systems, strengthen their cybersecurity posture, and maintain and develop agile telecommunications infrastructure to exchange the ever-increasing amount of data between all parties.Read More

For the High Voltage (HV) electrical grid, concepts and applications related to resilience have become quite common, also at planning stage.  According to the definition reported by CIGRE WG C4.47, power system resilience is the ability to limit the extent, severity and duration of system degradation following an extreme event and it is achieved through a set of key actionable measures to be taken before, during and after extreme events. Read More