TSO Focus

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

• Oman Electricity Transmission Company: Focuses at 220 kV and 400 kV network

  October 6, 2015
  Oman was among the first countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region to adopt power sector reforms. Comprehensive structural reforms were adopted after the enactment of the new electricity law, which came into effect in 2005.

• Powerlink Queensland: Merger with distribution companies on cards

  September 10, 2015
  Virginia-based Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Limited (Powerlink) is the government-owned transmission network service provider operating in Queensland, Australia.

• Ameren Corporation: Significant investments planned to expand network

  August 10, 2015
  Ameren Corporation, formed in 1997 with a merger of Ameren Missouri and Central Illinois Public Service Company (CIPSCO) to operate as an electric and natural gas transmission and distribution (T&D) company, is now a holding company for various power and energy companies in the US.

• Egypt Electricity Transmission Company: Expanding the domestic and global network [free access]

  July 13, 2015
  The Egyptian economy is facing an ever increasing demand for electricity, with electricity consumption expected to increase to 5,760 MW by 2017.

• Georgia State Electrosystem JSC: Focus of boosting trade, providing reliable supply

  June 10, 2015
  Georgian State Electrosystem JSC (GSE) is Georgia's sole transmission system operator and developer. GSE is also responsible for managing power exports with neighbouring countries.

• Empresa de Energía de Bogotá (EEB): Widening its domestic and global reach [free access]

  May 7, 2015
  Founded in 1896, Empresa de Energía de Bogotá (EEB) is one of Colombia's largest power transmission companies. It holds an 8.2 per cent share in the country's power transmission market, the second highest among the various players.

• Tokyo Electric Power Company: Announces reforms to revitalise the company

  April 10, 2015
  Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Japan's largest electricity utility, has been under considerable financial pressure since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, which took place following the Tohoku-Chiho Taiheiyo-Oki earthquake in March 2011.

• FirstEnergy Corporation: Focus on expansion of T&D network

  March 10, 2015
  US-based FirstEnergy Corporation, one of the largest power transmission system owners in the territory of PJM Interconnection (PJM), is investing to expand its footprint by strengthening its transmission and distribution (T&D) network.

• Eskom Holdings SOC Limited: Struggling to meet the country's power demand

  February 10, 2015
  South Africa is presently reeling under its worst power crisis since 2008. Mismanagement of newly built generation facilities and pursuing a policy of keeping the lights on at all costs, with no focus on maintaining its generation infrastructure, have resulted in a drastic deterioration in the country's power generating stations.

• Elektromreža Srbije: Plans to invest EUR400 million in transmission by 2020 [free access]

  January 8, 2015
  Serbia's government-owned transmission system operator (TSO) Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) recently announced plans to invest EUR400 million by 2020 to upgrade the national transmission grid and to develop new electricity interconnections with neighbouring countries.

• Morocco's ONEE: To play a crucial role in sustaining electricity security plans

  December 10, 2014
  Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE), the state-owned integrated power and water utility of Morocco, has been instrumental in stewarding Morocco's impressive progress in the power sector.

• National Grid USA: Building necessary infrastructure to meet customer needs

  November 9, 2014
  In September 2014, the Massachusetts-based National Grid USA, one of the largest electricity holding companies in the United States delivering electricity and natural gas to the north-eastern regions of the United States, captured headlines when it unveiled its plans to invest about USD8.57 billion in the transmission and distribution (T&D) network of New York during 2015-2029.

• Austrian Power Grid: Increasing grid capacity for integration of RES

  October 1, 2014
  The Austrian power sector is expected to witness significant renewable energy capacity addition over the next few years, particularly in view of the Green Electricity Act 2012, which has greatly increased the subsidisation of green electricity.

• Furnas Centrais Elétricas: Investments planned to meet future demand

  September 9, 2014
  Furnas Centrais Elétricas (Furnas) came into being in 1957, to build and operate Brazil's first large-scale hydroelectric power plant, the Furnas Hydroelectric Plant.

• Communaute Electrique du Benin: Aims to enhance grid network

  August 1, 2014
  The West African region has recently been attracting significant investor interest in several of its sectors such as consumer goods, financial services, mining and energy.

• KPTCL: Focus on network expansion and loss reduction [free access]

  July 9, 2014
  Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) is one of the largest transmission utilities in India. It has the fourth largest network in the country, after Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

• Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation: Focus on grid strengthening

  June 10, 2014
  Having achieved a surplus power generation capacity, improvement of the transmission and distribution (T&D) segment has emerged as a key area of focus in Qatar.

• Hydro One: Grid investments to enhance RE connectivity

  May 1, 2014
  Ontario's long-term energy plan envisages a long-term shift in the province's energy profile. By 2025, it plans to enhance the share of renewable energy in grid power and use demand response for 10 per cent of peak demand

• Indonesian PT PLN : Utility's massive endeavour to electrify Indonesia

  April 1, 2014
  PT PLN is Indonesia's state-owned power utility and owns and operates over 75 per cent of the country's total installed capacity. It is the sole owner of the transmission and distribution assets in the country.

• Israel Electric Corporation: New generation drives grid expansion plans

  March 7, 2014
  Israel's electricity sector was partially liberalised in 1996, allowing private developers to enter the generation segment. However, majority of the generation plants are still owned by the state-owned vertically integrated Israel Electric Corporation (IEC).