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.
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.
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.
Swissgrid in the 2023 financial year: strong basis established for the modernisation of the transmission system
Swissgrid can look back on a successful 2023 financial year. In response to the profound transformation of the electricity system, the company launched its Strategy 2027 and achieved early successes in its implementation.
The tariffs for the transmission system will decrease in 2025
In 2025, a household with an annual consumption of 4,500 kWh will pay an average of CHF 77 for the services provided by Swissgrid. The costs for the federal government’s power reserves will also fall.
Negotiations on an electricity agreement with the EU can begin
Swissgrid welcomes this important step towards strengthening grid security and security of supply, legal certainty and Switzerland’s ability to help shape the European electricity system.
An electricity agreement with the European Union remains the main priority
The meeting of Switzerland’s largest energy producers and grid operators took place today on the subject of why the country needs an electricity agreement with the EU. Numerous key figures from politics, the electricity sector and the authorities discussed the importance of an electricity agreement for Switzerland. The tenor was clear: an electricity agreement with the EU would ensure greater security of supply, grid stability, legal certainty and opportunities for Switzerland to help shape the future.
A new life for the power cables at the bottom of Lake Lugano
In mid-January, Swissgrid and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) obtained a permit for the modernisation of the 150 kV power lines between Morcote and Brusino.
Swissgrid welcomes the Federal Council's decision to adopt a draft negotiating mandate with the European Union
Today, the Federal Council adopted a draft negotiating mandate with the European Union (EU). Swissgrid welcomes this important step towards reaching an electricity agreement with the EU. An agreement in the electricity sector is essential for the secure and stable operation of the transmission system.
Next step towards integrating decentralised energy resources into grid and ancillary services
Eight Swiss electricity companies are planning a joint market where transmission and distribution system operators can procure ancillary services from flexible, decentralised energy resources. They have launched a project for this purpose.
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