News and media releases

  • | Media release

    Change to the Swissgrid Executive Board as of 2023

    Maurice Dierick (58), Head of the Business Unit Market and Deputy CEO, has decided to leave Swissgrid on 30 June 2023 in order to take on new responsibilities in the energy industry.
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  • | Media release

    Procurement for the hydropower reserve for next winter has taken place

    In accordance with the Ordinance on the Establishment of a Hydropower Reserve (WResV), Swissgrid today procured the hydropower reserve for the coming winter in the course of a tendering procedure.
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  • | Media release

    Groundbreaking ceremony for the new transformer at the Mettlen substation

    The Mettlen substation is an important node in the Swiss transmission grid and helps to ensure a secure supply of electricity to central Switzerland.
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  • | News

    Efficient, reliable and at optimised cost

    Yesterday, «MARI», the new, central European platform for the exchange of fast tertiary control energy, went into operation and the first European transmission system operators connected to the platform.
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  • Commissioning Chamoson – Chippis
    | Media release

    The new Chamoson – Chippis extra-high-voltage line is in service

    Since 30 September 2022, electricity has been flowing along the new Chamoson – Chippis extra-high-voltage line. This has eliminated a major congestion point in the transmission of energy produced by the hydroelectric power plants in the Valais.
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  • | Media release

    Extra-high-voltage line through the Gotthard tunnel

    Swissgrid submits the building application for the underground cabling of the Airolo–Göschenen line.
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  • | Media release

    Strengthening security of supply for the city of Zurich and the western shore of Lake Zurich

    Swissgrid is upgrading the 150-kilovolt line on the western shore of Lake Zurich between Samstagern, Thalwil, Waldegg (Zurich) and Obfelden to 220 kilovolts (kV) in stages.
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  • | Media release

    Strategic Grid 2040: principles for long-term grid planning

    The transmission grid is the key to a sustainable energy future and an important pillar of the Energy Strategy 2050. However, the energy transition brings with it challenges for secure grid operation.
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  • | News

    Safety culture put to the test

    Swissgrid has successfully passed the first Safety Culture Ladder (SCL) certification audit.
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  • | Media release

    Ordinance on the establishment of a hydropower reserve: statement from Swissgrid

    The planned hydropower reserve is a comprehensible, necessary and feasible measure to increase security of supply. Swissgrid is contributing to the consultation process with additional proposals for optimisation.
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