ELECTRA February 2026

Editorial by Konstantin O. Papailiou, President of CIGRE: "Investing in the Future of One Grid: The CIGRE Innovation and Education Fund"

Global Connections

• Unity 3.0 - Part 6: Beyond Calculative Thinking — Perpetual Ethical Cycle toward Unitive Singularity
• What lessons can be learned from Iberian blackout?
• Improve the rules to connect more and faster - Project developer’s and integrator’s views

Technology E2E

• Reimagining System Protection for a Grid Dominated by Inverter-Based Resources
• Grid Forming Converter Technologies and Capabilities for Interconnected Power Grids
• Air cooled generator state of the art and SMR application perspectives
• PowerBox: Green and Intelligent Substation Technology of China Southern Power Grid
• Evolution of Cyber Ranges for Power Systems in China - from concept to implementation
• Planning for and Operating an Electric Grid with Large Loads 

Global Leadership Perspectives

• Value and Learning: Closing the Loop in Workflow

Life of Association

• Message from the New ELECTRA Editorial Board Chair
• In Memoriam - Greg Vale Thorpe
• ELECTRA in 2025: Growing readership and global reach
• Bridging Academia and Industry: Strengthening Collaboration through Women in Energy Initiatives
• CIGRE Greece celebrates Half-Century History
• CIGRE Brazil - XXVIII SNPTEE Sets New Attendance Record

Annual Reports

• SC A1 - Power SC Generation & Electromechanical Energy Conversion 
• SC A2 - Power transformers and SC reactors

Technical Brochures

• TB 976 - WG A3.45: Methodes for identification of frequency response characteristic of voltage measurement systems
• TB 977 - WG B5.82: Education, Qualification and Continuing Professional Development of Engineers in Protection, Automation and Control