TSO Focus

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

• Duke Energy: Progress Energy merge yields significant cost savings

  February 1, 2014
  Duke Energy is among the largest electricity holding companies in the North American region. Of late, the company has initiated several key transmission projects to improve network reliability and provide connectivity to upcoming generation facilities.

• Litgrid: Future grid investment aimed at EU integration

  January 13, 2014
  By 2022, Lithuania's power transmission network will require investments of over LTL3 billion to accommodate upcoming generation capacities as well as to replace and refurbish existing assets. Some of the major cross-border transmission interconnections currently underway could help facilitate the country's integration with the European transmission network.

• Manitoba Hydro: Focus on asset renewal for growth [free access]

  December 10, 2013
  Replacement and refurbishment of ageing infrastructure is a key priority for transmission system operators in industrialised economies to maintain network reliability and provide for expected load growth.

• Cemig of Brazil: Aiming at better management of transmission assets

  November 1, 2013
  Brazil has been steadily increasing its investments through government stimulus packages to maintain growth momentum.The energy segment has been a key area of focus.

• MAVIR Zrt.: Emphasis on strengthening links and renovating grid assets

  October 4, 2013
  Hungary liberalised its electricity market for all non-household consumers on July 1, 2004. However, most of the power sold in the liberalised market is imported from Ukraine and Slovakia, and as such the country's domestic power generation scenario has not really improved.

• NamPower: Augmenting capacity to meet Namibia's power demands [free access]

  September 1, 2013
  With rising power demand and increasing dependence on electricity imports, Namibia is striving to augment its power generation and transmission infrastructure to cater to future requirements.

• Dubai Electricity and Water Authority: Rising demand drives grid expansion [free access]

  August 1, 2013
  During the first quarter of 2013, Dubai's power demand grew by 7 per cent over the corresponding period last year. This is attributed to the region's steady recovery in economic growth since the slowdown in 2009. By the end of 2012, gross domestic product in Dubai grew by 4.4 per cent with manufacturing becoming a particularly important sector.

• MSETCL of Maharashtra: Delivering high performance, consistently

  July 1, 2013
  Maharashtra, the second largest state in India, is also among the country's most industrialised states, with an estimated income growth of 7.1 per cent as of the year ended March 2013. In the next five years, the state has over 12,000 MW of planned capacity addition based on thermal power and 540 MW of capacities from solar power among other sources.

• UTE: Expanding Uruguay's grid to connect new generation

  June 1, 2013
  To provide for long-term energy security, Uruguay is striving for rapid capacity addition as well as diversification of its energy portfolio. To this end, it is pursuing renewable...

• Ukrenergo: Focus on grid renewal and renovation

  May 1, 2013
  Significant investments have been planned to revamp Ukraine's power transmission network. This is part of the country's renewed efforts to improve power reliability by ...

• UETCL: Expanding grid network to meet future load [free access]

  April 1, 2013
  Uganda's National Development Plan for 2011-15 projects a per capita electricity consumption of 674 kWh by 2015 and 3,668 kWh by 2040. To meet this demand, the country's...

• SaskPower of Canada: Infrastructure renovation is the focus

  March 1, 2013
  Managing energy demand on an ageing asset base is the typical challenge for transmission system operators in developed countries. For many, this is the key driver...

• NTDC : Expanding Pakistan's grid network for improving energy security

  February 1, 2013
  Pakistan initiated gradual reforms of its power sector in the 1990s to attract private sector investments. Among other things, this led to a restructuring of the previous model of the state-owned, vertically integrated power company, which in turn resulted in the formation of the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) as the transmission system operator in Pakistan.

• Abu Dhabi TRANSCO: Focus on renewable integration and technology upgradation

  January 1, 2013
  UAE's economic growth during 2013 is expected to be in the range of 3-4 per cent.Higher oil prices and a recovery in the real estate sector point to a revival and possible expansion in demand. Recent network planning exercises by the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO) factored in a peak demand of 20 GW by 2018.

• China Southern Power Grid: T&D expansion in full force [free access]

  December 1, 2012
  China's Twelfth Five-Year Plan emphasises objectives such as increased production of renewable energy, distribution generation, development of a smart grid and...

• Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company: New plans to augment grid network

  November 1, 2012
  Political unrest in Egypt has had significant ramifications on the country's economic growth. Restoring the basic growth fundamentals is one of the key challenges for the new ...

• Svenska Kraftnät: Plans afoot to meet European environmental objectives

  October 1, 2012
  European policies to combat climate change, enhanced regional energy cooperation and an ageing asset base have all contributed to a growing focus on high voltage...

• Transelec S.A.: Augmenting Chilean grid network to accommodate new generation

  September 1, 2012
  Chile's National Energy Strategy for 2012-30 emphasises the fundamental need for long-term reliability of, and improved access to, the country's power system...

• Korea Electric Power Corporation: Plans to build an intelligent grid

  August 1, 2012
  South Korea has launched a countrywide smart grid project to manage its growing energy requirements. The state-owned energy utility, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)...

• REN: Fresh injection of funds to help spearhead projects [free access]

  July 1, 2012
  Portugal's energy sector is witnessing significant changesas a result of the financial bail-out package agreed with the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB)...