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All the proposals by the Board of Directors were approved at the 14th Annual General Assembly of Swissgrid Ltd held today.

The intensive, effective collaboration between the technical experts from the electricity industry and Swissgrid‘s specialists was well worth the effort. The new Transmission Code and Balancing Concept have been approved by the VSE Board and enter into force on 7 May 2020.

Through the use of blockchain technology, Equigy enables the integration of small, decentralised units into the control energy market.

«In a challenging year, Swissgrid laid the foundation to successfully meet the challenges of the energy future in Switzerland and in Europe», says Yves Zumwald, CEO of Swissgrid.

The Electricity Transmission System Operators of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland are regularly coordinating their efforts to do the utmost to limit the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on people, electricity supply and the economy in Europe.

Despite unprecedented circumstances, all European power systems are operating currently in a normal mode.

A household with an annual consumption of 4,500 kWh will continue to pay an average of CHF 44.00 for Swissgrid services in 2021. This amounts to around 5 per cent of annual electricity costs.

The skyguide Board of Directors is proposing Doris Barnert, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Head of Corporate Services at Swissgrid, to the annual general meeting as a new member of the Board. The Federal Council approved her nomination at its meeting of 20 March She will be formally elected at the Annual General Meeting of skyguide ltd on 14 May 2020.

Swissgrid is focusing on the health and protection of employees and their families as well as the reliability of the transmission grid.

The European Network for Transmission System Operators - Electricity (ENTSO-E) has recently informed that it has found evidence of a successful cyber intrusion into its office network.