TSO Focus

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

• Bonneville Power Administration: Government to divestiture its assets

  July 9, 2017
  Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a US federal non-profit agency based in the Pacific Northwest and established in 1937, is one of the four regional federal power marketing administrations established under the US Department of Energy (DoE).

• Czech Republica’s ČEPS A.S.: Focus on grid upgrade to ensure reliable power

  June 9, 2017
  ČEPS A.S. is the sole power transmission system operator in the Czech Republic and is fully owned by the federal government. ČEPS A.S. was established as an independent transmission system operator (TSO) in September 1998 following its unbundling from CEZ A.S. ČEPS is responsible for the operation of transmission system facilities and for the dispatch of generation within the country, as well as for coordinating its operations with those of the power generation systems of neighbouring countries.

• ENGIE Energía Chile S.A.: Focus on expanding footprint in Chilean market [free access]

  May 10, 2017
  NGIE Energía Chile S.A. (EECL) is one of the largest power players in Chile’s Sistema Interconectado del Norte Grande (SING) or the northern interconnected system, which accounts for 25 per cent of the country’s installed capacity and meets 23 per cent of the total power demand.

• Ghana’s GRIDCo: Focusing on grid expansion and regional interconnections

  April 10, 2017
  One of Ghana’s major constraints to economic growth is its unreliable and inadequate supply of electric power. The country has more than 2,930 MW of installed generation capacity, of which actual availability rarely exceeds 2,100 MW, leaving around 400 MW of unmet demand on a daily basis.

• Pacific Gas and Electric Company: In sync with the state’s renewable energy goals [free access]

  March 14, 2017
  Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. Incorporated in 1905, it is the subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, an energy-based holding company headquartered in San Francisco

• ENDE Transmission: In sync with the country’s power sector goals

  February 17, 2017
  Bolivia is one of the least developed countries in Latin America and has one of the lowest gross domestic products (GDP) per capita in the region.

• Energinet.dk: Focusing on strengthening the grid for green energy integration

  January 12, 2017
  Denmark is often quoted as an example of the technical and economic viability of procuring the majority of a country's energy supply from renewable energy sources.

• Chubu Electric Power Company: In sync with country' power sector reforms [free access]

  December 11, 2016
  Chubu Electric Power Company (Chubu EPCo) is the third largest of Japan's 10 vertically integrated Electric Power Companies (EPCos) each of which is responsible for the supply of electricity in a particular region in terms of power generation capacity, electric energy sold, operating revenues and total assets.

• Canada's ATCO Electric: Facing declining power demand

  November 7, 2016
  ATCO Electric Limited is the largest electricity transmission and distribution (T&D) company in Ontario, Canada. Engaged in the power T&D business in 245 communities and rural areas in northern and east-central Alberta as well as in communities in the Yukon and North West territories, ATCO Electric serves about two-thirds of the state.

• 50Hertz Transmission GmbH: Keeping pace with energy transition

  October 14, 2016
  Germany's current energy transition, with a huge influx of electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar, is not only changing the energy generation pattern but is also fundamentally impacting the country's power grid situation.

• Exelon Corporation: Focusing on strengthening footprints

  September 9, 2016
  Exelon Corporation, a US-based integrated energy utility, is a key player in the North American power sector. Its operations are spread across various segments of the energy business, including electricity generation, transmission and distribution (T&D) as well as gas distribution.

• India's GETCO: Focus on expansion of transmission network

  August 12, 2016
  The Indian state of Gujarat has been at the forefront of adopting power sectors reforms to strengthen the state's electricity infrastructure. Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO)is a wholly owned subsidiary of the state-owned Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited.

• Eskom Holding SOC Limited: Financial woes derail expansion plans [free access]

  July 15, 2016
  South Africa's Eskom Holdings SOC Limited (Eskom), which is a vertically integrated power utility, is a key player in the country's power sector. Currently it operates 88 per cent of the country's installed generation capacity and also holds a monopoly over the transmission, distribution and trade of electricity.

• Hydro One: Focusing on system improvement and increasing efficiency

  June 10, 2016
  Hydro One Limited is the largest electricity transmission and distribution company in Ontario. Through its subsidiary, Hydro One Inc., it owns and operates a substantial share of Ontario's electricity transmission network.

• Dutch-German TenneT: Playing a central role in creation of NWE [free access]

  May 10, 2016
  TenneT, one of Europe's leading electricity transmission system operators (TSO), recently announced plans to invest EUR22 billion to develop the grid infrastructure of Germany and the Netherlands by 2025.

• Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board: Invests to improve grid reliability

  April 6, 2016
  Sri Lanka's island-wide power blackout, which occurred on March 13, 2016, was one of the worst that the country has faced in the last 20 years. It was also the third nation-wide power failure to occur within six months.

• TRANSELECTRIC S.A.: Ecuador's generation plans propel grid expansion

  March 10, 2016
  TRANSELECTRIC S.A., formed in 1999, is the developer and operator of Ecuador's Sistema Nacional de Transmisión (SNT) or the national transmission system.

• Montenegro's CGES: Strengthening interconnections with neighbours

  February 3, 2016
  Crnogorski Elektroprenosni Sistem A.D. (CGES) is the owner, operator and developer of Montenegro's transmission network.

• Dominion Resources: Investing in the expansion of its transmission network [free access]

  January 11, 2016
  Dominion Resources (Dominion), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, was established in 1983. It is one of the largest producers and transporters of energy in the US.

• National Grid Corporation of the Philippines: Faces RoW and natural calamities issues

  December 8, 2015
  Philippines' high rate of economic growth demands investments to strengthen the country's electricity infrastructure. National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the country's transmission network operator, is charged with the responsibility of ensuring an adequate and reliable electricity supply system.