ELECTRA N°346
June 2026

Featured
in this edition N°346

Editorial

Out of Africa

By Konstantin O. Papailiou, President of CIGRE
Global connections

Resilience at the Edge: DER Integration Challenges for Information Systems, Telecommunications, and Cybersecurity

One Grid

From Fragmentation to Coordination: How the Network Code on Demand Response Reshapes Demand-Side Flexibility in Europe

Global Leadership Perspectives

Interview: Alice Delahunty on engineering leadership, grid transformation and the end of the “trilemma”

Life of Association

One Grid. One World. One Team

Global Connections

Resilience at the Edge: DER Integration Challenges for Information Systems, Telecommunications, and Cybersecurity

One Grid

Micro substations – Facilitating faster Grid Access
Enhancing Transit Capacity to support the Energy Transition
Oil Colour Change as a Non-Intrusive Field Indicator of Internal Arc Faults in Ester-Filled Transformers
When the Stability Margin has no memory
Subsea Energy Storage: A Technical Step-Change for Offshore Wind’s Next Phase - Part 1
From Fragmentation to Coordination: How the Network Code on Demand Response Reshapes Demand-Side Flexibility in Europe

Global Leadership Perspectives

Interview: Alice Delahunty on engineering leadership, grid transformation and the end of the “trilemma”

Life of Association

Empowering Connections: Women Shaping the Energy Future
Women in Energy Romania: Building Leadership, Community and Impact within CIGRE
A Month in Guangzhou – Engineering, Culture, and Connection
From Laboratories to the Power Grid: CIGRE Spain’s Initiative with Technological Research Centers
100 Years High-Speed Resistor-Type OLTCs (Jansen Patent) – A Historical Survey
What are we looking for?
One Grid. One World. One Team

CIGRE Awards 2026

Distinguished Member Awards 2026
Technical Council Awards 2026

Annual Reports

SC  B3
Substations and Electrical Installations
SC  B4
DC systems and power electronics
SC  B5
Protection and automation

Technical Brochures

TB 984 WG B1.80

Guidelines for Site Acceptance Testing of DTS and DAS Systems

TB 985 WG C5.37

Regulatory Framework on Modernization and Extension of Useful Life of Transmission/Distribution

TB 986
WG B3.61
Risk and asset health based decision making in existing substations
TB 987
WG C4.68
Electromagnetic Compatibility Issues in Modern and Future Power Systems

Events

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CIGRE Academy Webinar: Guide for Transformer Maintenance
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CIGRE Academy Webinar: Education Qualification and Continuing Professional Development of Engineers in Protection Automation and Control
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SGSMA 2026 - Santiago de Chile
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DEMSEE 2026 - Belgrade
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RSEEC 2026 - Constanta
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IEEE PES ISGT Europe 2026 - Budapest
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CIGRE Symposium 2027 - Heidelberg