Ancillary services

Ancillary services ensure a continuous balance between consumption and production. Swissgrid has the legally prescribed task of procuring ancillary services using market-based processes.

Ancillary services

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Last changed documents

  • 3 October 2024
    List of prequalified bidders
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  • 20 March 2024
    Tariffs and remuneration rates for the transmission grid (2015 – 2025)
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  • 16 February 2024
    Weekly and daily tenders 2024 (in German)
    PDF
  • 2 October 2023
    Guidelines and recommendations for the prequalification of electric vehicles (in German)
    PDF
  • 20 February 2023
    Weekly and daily tenders 2023 (in German)
    PDF

News and media releases

  • | Media release

    First half of 2024: Swissgrid is making a vital contribution to the transformation of the electricity system

    The national grid company can look back on a successful first half of 2024. Ensuring the secure and stable operation of the transmission system was challenging, not least due to very high exports. Swissgrid continued to modernise the extra-high-voltage grid, which is a key success factor for ensuring a sustainable energy future.
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  • | Media release

    Procurement of the hydropower reserve for next winter has taken place

    In accordance with the Ordinance on the Establishment of a Winter Electricity Reserve (Winter Reserve Ordinance, WResO), Swissgrid today procured the final tranche of the hydropower reserve for the coming winter as part of a tendering procedure. The Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom) has approved the awarding of contracts.
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  • | Media release

    Shareholders approve all proposals by the Board of Directors

    A dividend totalling CHF 30 million will be distributed for the 2023 financial year. PricewaterhouseCoopers AG was elected as the new external auditors.
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