Power plants

Swissgrid receives measured values and operating conditions sent from almost all large power plants. Without this information, secure grid operation would not even be possible.

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News and media releases

  • | Media release

    2024 financial year: high grid availability ensured, investments increased, climate targets set

    Once again, 2024 underlined the importance of cooperation between European transmission system operators to ensure grid stability, and hence ultimately the success of the transformation of the energy system.
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  • | Media release

    Swissgrid is laying an extra-high-voltage line in the second tube of the Gotthard Road Tunnel

    Swissgrid is integrating a 220-kilovolt line into the second tube of the Gotthard Road Tunnel. This will allow two important national infrastructures to be bundled. Combining an extra-high-voltage line with a motorway tunnel is a first in Europe.
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  • | News

    New pricing mechanism for balancing energy from 2026

    Together with the 2026 tariffs, Swissgrid has defined a new mechanism for calculating the balancing energy price. Its aim is to help reduce the need for control energy and strengthen the balance of the Swiss control area.
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