Publications

CIGRE is the foremost source of technical reference information on the power system and home to the worlds’ most comprehensive collection of technical publications and reference information.
Thousands of CIGRE publications have contributed to the development of solutions and best practices in use around the globe today. CIGRE reference resources stand alone for their unbiased, rigorous, real world technical orientation and excellence.

Technical Brochures

Technical Brochures are the reports that come out of 250+ Working Groups of selected international experts. They are appointed by CIGRE’s 16 Study Committees to address key issues that the international power industry is facing. This spans the entire spectrum of the power system.

Globally diverse perspectives are integrated from widely varying geography, industry segments, and cultures. This is subject to a rigorous peer review process, with everything strictly technically impartial and commercially neutral.

Each one offers over 100 pages of in-depth practical information for real world application. It reflects the state of the art, with best practices presented or recommendations made for standardisation.

These are sought after as the preeminent technical reference publications for professionals around the world. Over 900 have been published, with around 40 new ones emerging each year.

They are free with CIGRE membership. Some of the latest ones are shown below.

Green Books

CIGRE’s Green Books are recognised by the international engineering community as the world’s foremost technical reference publications in their fields.

They are self-contained handbooks covering the entire knowledge of a subject area in power engineering.

Each Greenbook embodies a vast amount of real-world expertise distilled from our global community. It is the culmination of all the collective work of CIGRE Study Committees in their domains of work.

Multiple Technical Brochures, produced by Working Groups, are integrated into one definitive and comprehensive publication. It gives in-depth practical information for real world application, reflecting the state of the art, with best practices and standards presented.

There are 13 books in this iconic series, as seen below.

There are 13 books in this iconic series, as seen below.

At a glance

• Based on practical experience and analysed data
• 14000 technical reference documents and publications
• 1000’s of downloads each month
• 100’s of technical publications added every year

Paris Session Materials

 

The Paris Session is the foremost global thought leadership event for the power system, held every even numbered year. It is an in-depth interactive congress, attracting members of the international CIGRE community of professionals and world experts.

Find out more about the next Session here

As the culmination of the previous two years of CIGRE knowledge development, 800+ papers are critically explored and collaboratively debated by delegates. They address topical issues, challenges, trends, technologies, and innovations in the industry.

This collective expertise is harnessed to develop new ideas and published as proceedings. It is also used to frame the next two years of the knowledge development programme.

Registered delegates can access proceedings here on e-cigre.org just after the Session, in the form of written and video content, along with the original papers.

Session materials are free to all CIGRE members three months after the Session, and can be found here on eCIGRE.org.

Some recent examples from the 2022 Session are shown below. Please use the search engine to explore the large volume of technical content available.

Symposia

 

CIGRE Symposia are world leading power industry conferences held twice in odd numbered years. The multi-day events attract up to 1400 delegates including senior CIGRE international experts and community members.

Find out more about past and future Symposia here

Reference papers are peer reviewed in advance by international experts and presented at these comprehensive events. They address topical issues, challenges, trends, technologies, and innovations in the industry.

CIGRE’s hallmark interactivity is a key feature, with discussions after presentations distilled into proceedings.

Registered delegates can access papers and proceedings just after the event here on eCIGRE. These are also free to all CIGRE Members 3 months after each Symposium.

Some recent examples of papers are below, please use the search engine for a more comprehensive set of options.