TSO Focus

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

• 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.

• Colombia’s ISA: Evolving from profitable growth to sustainable value

  September 9, 2020
  Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P (ISA) is the largest electricity transmission company in Latin America.Headquartered in Colombia, it has been in operation for about 52 years...

• Dutch-German TenneT: Supporting energy transition through offshore grid integration

  August 13, 2020
  TenneT is one of the leading European electricity transmission system operators (TSOs), with operations in the Netherlands and Germany...

• South Africa’s Eskom: Cash-strapped but inching towards grid stability

  July 14, 2020
  South Africa’s Eskom Holdings SOC Limited (Eskom) generates 90 per cent of the country’s electricity. However, due to years of underinvestment in the sector and aging....

• Xcel Energy: On track to meet clean energy goal by 2050

  June 17, 2020
  Incorporated in 1905, Xcel Energy is one of the major regulated electric and natural gas companies in the US. Headquartered in Minnesota, it is an investor-owned....

• Italy’s Terna: Pursuing strategic investments for a smart and sustainable grid

  May 15, 2020
  Terna S.p.A. is Italy’s sole transmission system operator (TSO) and operates under a government concession, guaranteed until 2030. It is part of the Terna Group, which owns...

• Nicaragua’s ENATREL: Inching towards enhanced electrification

  April 8, 2020
  Nicaragua is one of the most economically backward countries in Central America, with a contracting economy amidst its worst socio-political crisis in decades.

• Pacific Gas and Electric Company: Future hinged on finding bankruptcy solutions

  March 12, 2020
  Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. Incorporated in 1905, it is....

• Greece’s ADMIE: Preliminary plans to invest EUR4.4 billion during 2021-30

  February 14, 2020
  The Greek power sector is making noticeable progress in its energy sector reforms by restructuring state-owned utilities and transposing provisions of the third...

• Jordan’s NEPCO: Moving towards RE integration

  January 6, 2020
  National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) is the sole transmission system operator and developer of Jordan’s high voltage power network, managing the procurement....

• Slovakian SEPS: Focusing on replacing ageing transmission infrastructure

  December 3, 2019
  Slovenska Elektrizacna Prenosova Sustava a.s. (SEPS) is the sole transmission system developer of Slovakia’s high voltage network. Established in 2002, the company...

• Irish EirGrid: Contributing to large-scale RES integration by 2030

  November 11, 2019
  The Irish power sector is undergoing a major change, as the country accelerates its transition towards a cleaner and decarbonised economy. The European Union’s (EU) ambitious renewable energy targets ....

• South Korea’s KEPCO: Managing demand with environment-focused power system

  October 9, 2019
  South Korea’s Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) is a market-based public corporation, involved in all aspects of the electricity value chain­....

• Grupo Energía de Bogotá: Plans to invest USD2,027 million during 2019–23

  September 9, 2019
  Colombia’s Grupo Energía de Bogotá (GEB) is one of the leading energy holding companies in the Latin American region, with a diversified portfolio of electricity....

• Power Grid Company of Bangladesh: Focuses on higher voltage network

  August 21, 2019
  Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), set up in 1996, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)...

• Brazil’s TAESA: Expanding footprint through organic and inorganic ways

  July 15, 2019
  Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica S.A. (TAESA), a publicly listed company, is one of the largest private electricity transmission groups in Brazil....