TSO Focus

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

• Transpower: Scaling up capacity for long term reliability

  September 1, 2011
  Pursuing a marked shift in policy, New Zealand’s high voltage power transmission sector is on a rapid capital expansion mode. Historically, this segment has had...

• Hydro-Québec: Increasing renewable energy drives investments

  August 1, 2011
  The Canadian province of Quebec aims to further develop its two complementary energy resources - hydro and wind. In addition, it aims to increase electricity exports to the US.

• Oman Electricity Transmission Company: Expanding network to meet rising demand

  July 1, 2011
  Exceeding its installed capacity base, Oman’s power demand reached over 3,900 MW in May 2011. The country is increasingly providing for a rapid increase...

• PSE Operator: Demand drives grid investments

  June 1, 2011
  By 2015, Polish high voltage transmission network could see a projected PLN8.5 billion of investments. This is to be viewed in the context of 24 per cent growth...

• National Grid Corporation of the Philippines: Network expansion drives investments

  May 1, 2011
  By the end of 2010, the Philippines posted a record economic growth of 7.3 per cent. Experts say that this is the highest achieved by the country in the last 20 years.

• Transmission Company of Nigeria: Embracing a new look

  April 1, 2011
  In the absence of a long-term growth strategy, Nigeria’s electricity sector has been plagued with high power losses and severe supply disruptions.

• TEIAS: Challenged by demands of a growing economy and EU objectives

  March 1, 2011
  Turkey's state-owned transmission utility - Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation or TEIAS - is faced with numerous challenges posed by the continuous liberalisation...

• Transener: Tariff regulations hurt performance

  February 1, 2011
  With a renewed emphasis on the role of infrastructure in economic growth, expansion of Argentina’s electricity sector is high on the government’s agenda.

• BC Transmission Corporation: Merger with BC Hydro to implement RE projects

  January 1, 2011
  Emphasising the role of transmission linkage in promoting climate mitigation efforts, Canada’s western province of British Columbia has consolidated...

• TransGrid: Augmenting and modernising NSW’s network

  December 1, 2010
  Australia’s economy, relatively less hurt by the global financial crisis, has picked up momentum and is poised to grow at 4 per cent by 2011-12. These projections of growth...

• Xcel Energy: Transmission occupies a key spot in future plans

  November 1, 2010
  Grid congestion, renewable energy integration and reliability and security of electricity supply are just a few of the critical issues plaguing the US electricity transmission...

• Tanzania Electric Supply Company: Network upgrades finally on the agenda

  October 1, 2010
  Tanzania has been among the fastest growing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa, growing at an estimated 5.0-5.5 per cent annually in the last few years.

• Elia: Consolidating position in central European electricity market

  September 1, 2010
  Driven by renewable energy mandates, concerns of energy security and growing importance of cross-border energy exchange, leading European transmission system operators (TSO) are...

• Cemig: Pursuing an M&A strategy to achieve growth

  August 1, 2010
  Recent developments show that acquisitions are becoming a norm for expanding market share in liberalised energy markets. The latest example is the Brazilian transmission...

• CEPS: Planning a big role in integrated European energy market

  July 1, 2010
  Increasing renewable energy generation and cross-border European energy demand are the two major factors driving the transmission system operator (TSO) of Czech Republic-CEPS.

• EirGrid: Augmenting gird infrastructure to meet renewable targets

  June 1, 2010
  Ireland’s current focus on electricity transmission expansion is being driven by three inter-related factors -- projected growth in renewable energy generation in the country...

• Statnett: Undertaking grid development to increase energy trade

  May 1, 2010
  Norway has increasingly capitalised on opportunities in cross-border energy exchange. The country’s predominance in hydro power generation...

• FGC UES: Attempts to cope with growing needs of economy

  April 1, 2010
  Russia is pushing ahead with reforms in its various industry sectors to promote market orientation and modernisation of the economy’s infrastructure.

• PacifiCorp: Investing in strengthening the western power grid

  March 1, 2010
  The western region of the US is home to some of the best renewable energy resources in the country. It also has some of the fastest growing energy consumption centres.

• TenneT: Moving towards a Europe-wide grid

  February 1, 2010
  The European Commission’s vision of a Europe-wide grid through ownership unbundling and the creation of cross-border transmission system operators (TSOs) is finally taking shape.