TSO Focus

Profile of a leading TSO operator, covering its history, present status and future plans

• Grupo Energía de Bogotá: Focus on international transmission expansion

  May 9, 2022
  Colombia’s Grupo Energía de Bogotá (GEB) is one of the leading energy-holding companies in Latin America with operations throughout the energy chain including electric generation, transmission and distribution, and natural gas transportation and distribution in Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Guatemala.

• Irish EirGrid: On track to redesign transmission system

  April 8, 2022
  EirGrid, the independent transmission system operator (TSO) in Ireland, is working to transform the country’s electricity grid to meet future renewable goals.

• Power Grid Corporation of India Limited: Gearing up for the renewable shift

  March 2, 2022
  India’s transmission sector has witnessed high growth rates in recent years, driven mainly by the government’s initiatives such as ‘One nation, One price and One grid’ and ‘Power for All’. Going forward, the government’s ambitious renewable energy targets will continue to drive transmission development in the country.

• Exelon Corporation: Increases investment towards grid modernisation and resilience

  February 3, 2022
  Exelon Corporation, a US-based integrated energy utility, is one of the largest transmission and distribution (T&D) utilities in the country, serving over 10 million customers.

• Dominion Energy: Investing in grid expansion to support clean energy goals

  January 3, 2022
  Dominion Energy Inc., headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is one of the largest producers and transporters of energy in the US. It has a portfolio of approximately...

• Queensland’s Powerlink: Aiding the state’s renewable energy goals

  December 9, 2021
  Powerlink is the government-owned transmission network service provider operating in Queensland, Australia. The utility interconnects to the National Electricity Market

• Indonesia’s PT PLN: Unveils plans for the next decade

  November 8, 2021
  Indonesia’s state-owned PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PT PLN) dominates the country’s power sector, holding a monopoly in the transmission sector and functioning...

• PacifiCorp: Future investments focus on clean energy and improved infrastructure

  October 8, 2021
  PacifiCorp, the largest grid operator in the western US, recently announced comprehensive clean energy transition plans. To aid US' energy goals, by 2030, the Berkshire Hathaway plans a 74 per cent...

• Public Service Energy & Gas: Investing to modernise ageing infrastructure and improve grid reliability

  September 9, 2021
  US-based Public Service Energy & Gas (PSE&G) is a regulated transmission and distribution (T&D) public utility and New Jersey's largest electric...

• Poland’s PSE Operator: Power demand and RE integration drives grid investments

  August 13, 2021
  Poland’s high voltage transmission network could witness investments worth PLN14 billion in the coming decade. This is to be viewed in the context of around 17 per cent growth...

• Lithuania’s Litgrid: Plans to invest EUR1.3 billion during 2021-30

  July 8, 2021
  Litgrid AB is the Lithuanian electricity transmission system owner and operator. The company was set up in 2009 after the unbundling of transmission operations...

• Australian TransGrid: Preparing the grid for energy transition

  June 11, 2021
  TransGrid operates and manages the high voltage electricity transmission network in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (a federal territory of Australia...

• Ukraine’s Ukrenergo: Efforts underway to integrate with ENTSO-E network

  May 12, 2021
  National Power Company Ukrenergo (NPC Ukrenergo or Ukrenergo), established in 1998, is Ukraine’s monopoly transmission system owner and operator...

• Brazil’s Eletrobras: Transitioning towards a privatised entity

  April 9, 2021
  Brazil’s state-owned power company, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. (Eletrobras), is a mixed-capital company controlled by the federal government...

• Philippine NGCP: Gearing for network enhancement and grid resilience

  March 11, 2021
  The concessionaire for the Philippine transmission network, National Grid Corporation of Philippines (NGCP), operates and maintains the transmission network...

• Ecuador’s CELEC EP: USD242 million investment earmarked for 2021

  February 12, 2021
  Ecuador’s state-owned power company, La Empresa Pública Estratégica Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador (CELEC EP), holds a monopoly over the transmission segment...

• Ghana Grid Company Limited: Focussing on grid stability and improvement

  January 7, 2021
  Ghana’s high voltage grid developer Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) is responsible for the development and expansion of the country’s high voltage network.

• India’s WBSETCL: Focused efforts to enhance transmission system reliability

  December 17, 2020
  West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL), the sole state transmission company of the Indian state of West Bengal, is one of the largest...

• Latvia’s AST: Earmarks EUR405 million for grid development

  November 10, 2020
  Incorporated in 1939, Augstsprieguma tīkls AS (AST) is the backbone of the Latvian power system. It operates as the independent transmission system operator (TSO)...

• Denmark’s Energinet.dk: Exploring grid solutions to enable energy transition

  October 13, 2020
  Denmark is working steadily towards a green transition and procuring the majority of the country’s energy supply from renewable energy (RE) sources.