TSO Focus

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

• 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.

• 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.