Introducing CIGRE

 

 

Meeting the industry's needs for over 100 years

 

Established in 1921 in Paris, France, CIGRE is a non-profit global community committed to the collaborative sharing of power system expertise spanning distribution, transmission and generation.

 

The community features thousands of professionals from over 90 countries and includes some of the world’s leading experts. At its heart are CIGRE’s 60+ in-country National Committees, offering diverse technical perspectives and local expertise from every corner of the globe.

 

CIGRE operates the world’s preeminent knowledge development programme, spanning all aspects of the modern power system. The programme features 300+ Working Groups focusing on the key transmission and distribution topics the global power system faces today and in the future.

 

CIGRE’s knowledge programme includes an extensive range of local and international events, culminating every two years at the Paris Session in France, a unique thought-leadership congress and the number one global power system event.

 

CIGRE’s renowned publications, developed through the collaborative sharing of ‘real world experiences’, are in many cases the authoritative source of reference information.

 

All of this means that when electricity industry professionals look for the unbiased, fact-based answers they need, they turn to CIGRE, the world’s preeminent source for power system expertise.

 

Purpose

Enable sustainable electricity for all through the development of power system expertise globally.

 

Mission

Contribute to the betterment of power systems and electricity by enhancing the community of power system expertise.

 

Vision

The leading, most innovative global community for the sharing and development of electric power system expertise.