TSO Focus

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

• Emera Incorporated: Focus on expanding regulated business

  April 18, 2019
  Emera Incorporated is a geographically diverse energy and services company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides electricity generation, transmission....

• Maharashtra’s MSETCL: Actively undertaking grid expansion

  March 12, 2019
  Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) is the largest state transmission utility (STU) in India with over 46,000 circuit km of line network...

• Consolidated Edison: Over USD7 billion in investments planned for 2019-20

  February 11, 2019
  Founded in 1823 as New York Gas Light Company, Consolidated Edison (Con Edison) is engaged in the transmission and distribution (T&D) of power, natural gas and steam....

• Empresas Públicas de Medellín E.S.P. Group: Struggling with liquidity issues

  January 10, 2019
  Empresas Públicas de Medellín E.S.P. (EPM) Group is a Colombia-based multi-utility group with business interests in power generation, transmission and distribution (T&D)....

• New York Power Authority (NYPA): Strides to become US’ first end-to-end digital utility

  December 10, 2018
  The New York Power Authority (NYPA), officially the Power Authority of the State of New York, is a special purpose government entity engaged in power generation, transmission, and sale and purchase of power in the state of New York.

• Oman's OETC: Establishing a reliable grid to meet growing demand [free access]

  November 14, 2018
  Oman’s electricity demand is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.4 per cent over the next 10 years and reach 228,238 GWh in 2027...

• TenneT: Contributing to Europe’s energy transition through innovation

  October 15, 2018
  TenneT, one of Europe’s leading electricity transmission system operators (TSOs), has created a niche for itself that goes beyond the domain of a traditional utility...

• Kenya’s KETRACO: Focusing on creating a regional grid to meet demand

  September 13, 2018
  Kenya’s power sector witnessed extensive institutional and structural reforms during the mid-1990s. These reforms, aimed at fast-tracking the expansion of the sector...

• Brazil’s CTEEP: Taking forward the country’s grid expansion plans [free access]

  August 13, 2018
  After facing one of its toughest and longest recessions resulting from the ongoing political chaos and economic crisis, Brazil is embarking on a recovery path...

• Entergy Corporation: Actively undertaking grid development

  July 10, 2018
  Entergy Corporation is one of the leading authorities for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in the US. It owns and operates power plants....

• Romania’s Transelectrica: Expanding the grid to accommodate upcoming generation

  June 11, 2018
  Romania is set to witness a shift from the traditional pillars of the electricity sector as nuclear and other renewable energy sources replace coal-fired power plants....

• Oncor Electric Delivery Company: Maintains operational and financial performance [free access]

  May 11, 2018
  Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) is one of the largest transmission and distribution (T&D) network providers in Texas. It is a majority-owned subsidiary of Oncor...

• Panama’s ETESA: Deteriorating operational and financial performance

  April 11, 2018
  Like most other Latin American countries, Panama also initiated reforms and restructuring in the electricity sector in the 1990s. Under this, it privatised the generation...

• Malaysia’s TNB: Looking to expand global footprint in renewable energy markets

  March 12, 2018
  Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is Malaysia’s leading electricity company. The state-owned enterprise dominates the electricity generation, transmission and distribution market..

• Estonia’s Elering: Safeguarding energy security through Baltic integration

  February 12, 2018
  Estonia’s power sector has undergone a significant transformation under the European Union (EU)’s Third Energy Package of 2009.

• Canada’s New Brunswick Power: Making efforts towards debt reduction

  January 8, 2018
  Canada’s electricity sector reflects the provincial set up of the country’s political economy. In most provinces, vertically-integrated crown corporations are...

• Power Grid Corporation of India Limited: In sync with country’s grid expansion plans [free access]

  December 12, 2017
  India’s transmission sector has witnessed high growth rates in recent years, driven mainly by the government’s initiatives such as ‘One nation, One price and One grid’ and ‘Power for All’.

• Ivory Coast’s CIE: Stimulating investments for grid expansion

  November 14, 2017
  In 1990, the Government of Côte d'Ivoire (GoCDI) decided to privatise the power sector and established Compangie Ivoirienne d’Electricité (CIE).

• NamPower: Expanding grid operations to assist upcoming generation

  October 10, 2017
  Namibia Power Corporation (Proprietary) Limited (NamPower) is a vertically integrated electricity utility with a monopoly over generation, transmission and energy trade...

• Tennessee Valley Authority: Keeping pace with changing business environment

  September 5, 2017
  The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a corporate agency owned by the federal government of the United States of America (US) that provides electric, flood control...