Surging energy costs, the disruption of energy supply chains and the looming shortages of energy have sharpened the focus on the implementation of new measures and policies to use, manage and conserve energy more efficiently. Grid reinforcement efforts are unable to keep up with the growth in electrification. Read More

The Africa Working Group was established in 2018 as a formally constituted initiative between the World Bank and CIGRE. It was established to address the following challenges that still exist in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, which contains the largest number and percentage of people who still do not have access to electricity. Read More

Christiane OUNISSI passed away on 15 February 2023. She had joined the CIGRE Central Office in 2004 to manage the registration for the Sessions and Symposia.Read More

CIGRE is expressing its heartfelt support following the tragic earthquake in Türkiye and Syria.Read More