News and media releases

Swissgrid submitted two different planning corridors to the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) to replace the existing extra-high-voltage line between Marmorera and Tinzen. The line is used to carry energy from the hydroelectric power plants in Bregaglia.

This greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction effort will tackle their own carbon footprint while also addressing much greater opportunities at system level, driven by electrification and the integration of renewable electricity sources (RES).

Following the successful completion of the pilot project in Switzerland, Swissgrid is now founding the joint venture Equigy with the transmission system operators TenneT (Netherlands/Germany) and Terna (Italy).

Swissgrid is responsible for the safe, stable and secure operation of the Swiss transmission system. This takes the best specialists. Therefore Swissgrid launched its employer branding campaign in December 2020. The guiding principle is «establishing connections».

On 6 November 2020 Swissgrid Ltd successfully placed a bond worth CHF 130 million on the capital market.

Swissgrid and the Austrian transmission system operator APG began the automated intraday allocation of capacity at the border between Switzerland and Austria at 10 pm on Wednesday, 23 September 2020.

Swissgrid has begun drilling work on the underground extra-high-voltage cable link between the La Bâtiaz substation and Le Verney in Martigny.

A number of options for the new extra-high-voltage line between Innertkirchen and Ulrichen are on the table.

Rainer Mühlberger (62), Head of Technology and Deputy CEO, has decided to hand over the management of the business unit Technology and leave the Executive Board in the course of 2021.

A chain of technical and human factors led to a supply disruption in Valais on 17 July 2020. This can be seen following investigations into this complex incident.