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Table of content

In this edition:

Editorial by Konstantin O. Papailiou, President of CIGRE: Leading the Pragmatic Transition

Global Connections

  • From Pit Stop to Power Grid
  • Beyond the Zonal Debate: Delivering Localised Efficiency in a National Electricity Market

One Grid

  • “Navigating the Interim” – Integrating the Energy Transition while it is underway
  • The Impact of Increasing Load on Grid Stability
  • Dual-Path Verified Load Forecasting: Mitigating Error Accumulation for Virtual Power-Plant Market Operation
  • Security Regions as Guardrails for Grid Operation AI Agents: Toward Trustworthy Autonomous Decision-Making
  • Subsea Energy Storage: A Technical Step-Change for Offshore Wind’s Next Phase - Part 2
  • Silver Corrosion in Transformers – Studies on a relatively recently observed phenomenon in power transformers
  • Approaches to account for imperfect foresight in assessing the contribution of Energy Storage Systems to resource adequacy

Global Leadership Perspectives

  • Resilience through Connection: Building Europe’s Energy Security through stronger Grids
  • From Expertise to Consensus: Why the energy transition needs standards as much as it needs technology

Life of Association

  • CIGRE Medal 2026: Nikos Hatzargyriou
  • Women in Energy Forum 2026 - The Power of Inclusion: the future of energy driven by all
  • CIGRE Science & Engineering (CSE) - The technical magazine of choice
  • CIGRE Australia 2027 Heads to the Gold Coast, Queensland
  • Inside CIGRE: Get to know our Central Office Team! 一 Part 6

Annual Reports

  • SC C1 - Power system development and economics
  • SC C4 - Power system technical performance
  • SC C5 - Electricity markets and regulation

Technical Brochures

  • TB 996 - WG D2.55: Application of 5G Technology to Smart Grids
  • TB 997 - WG B3.52: Neutral Earthing Method Selection and Earth Fault Handling for Substations in the Distribution Networks
  • TB 998 - WG D1.72: Further Investigations on a DC Tracking & Erosion Test
  • TB 999 - JWG B3/D2.62: Lifelong Supervision and Management of Substations by Use of Sensors, Mobile Devices, Information and Communication Technologies
  • TB 1000 - WG B3.56: Application of 3D technologies in substation engineering works
  • TB 1001 - WG B4.87: Voltage Sourced Converter (VSC) HVDC Responses to Disturbances and Faults in AC Systems which have Low Synchronous Generation
  • TB 1002 - WG D1.60: Traceable Measurement Techniques for Very Fast Transients

Additional informations

Publication type Electra
Reference ELT_348
Publication year
Publisher CIGRE