ELECTRA N°342
October 2025

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in this edition N°342

Editorial

The Energy Transition is not a choice — It’s our mission

Konstantin O. Papailiou, President of CIGRE
Global connections

Unity 3.0 - Part 4: The Ichigo-Daifuku Cosmology

Technology E2E

The Human Factor: Why Usable Security is Critical for the Power Grid

Global Leadership Perspectives

Assessments and Negotiation: Crafting Mutual Commitments in Workflow

Life of the association

CIGRE 2025 Trondheim Symposium: Final Report

CIGRE sponsors

Global Connections

The Promise of Residential Bidirectional Charging: A Perspective on European and North American Markets

Unity 3.0 - Part 4: The Ichigo-Daifuku Cosmology

Technology E2E

Optimizing Power Transformer Performance in Renewable-Powered Grids
A simulated investigation of an 8000 MW LCC-HVDC transmission system using a structured EMT modeling for a PMSG wind turbine
How Are Substations Designed for Earthquakes? – Insights from a Global Survey by CIGRE WG B3.64
The Human Factor: Why Usable Security is Critical for the Power Grid

Global Leadership Perspectives

Assessments and Negotiation: Crafting Mutual Commitments in Workflow
CIGRE Members: Extraordinary General Assembly

The electronic vote for CIGRE’s Extraordinary General Assembly, taking place in November 2025, is now open to all Members.
Members received an email on 20 November inviting them to take part in the vote.

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Life of Association

Importance of the National Committees

CIGRE Science & Engineering (CSE) - The technical magazine of choice
Inside CIGRE: Get to know our Central Office Team! 一 Part 5
In Memoriam - Evangelos Dialynas
CIGRE Asia-Oceania Regional Council - AORC 2025
CIGRE NGN France: Organizing a Hackathon to Engage the Youth into the Electrification and Energy Transition Challenges in France
Empowering the Next Generation: Highlights from the 2025 NGN Professionals Seminar in Adelaide
VoltA – A Technical Magazine by CIGRE Romania
CIGRE 2025 Trondheim Symposium: Final Report
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Annual Reports

SC  C4
Power System Technical Performance
SC  C5
Electricity Markets and Regulation
SC  C6
Active Distribution Systems and Distributed Energy Resources

Technical Brochures

TB 970 WG C1.51

The Potential Roles of Energy Storage in Power Systems

TB 971 WG A2.56

Transformer Efficiency

TB 972
JWG C2/B4.43
The impact of offshore wind power hybrid AC/DC connections on system operations and system design

Events

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IEEE PES Career Compass 2025
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SGSMA 2026 - Santiago de Chile
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DEMSEE 2026 - Belgrade

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