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Swissgrid AG

Power for Switzerland and Europe - day and night

Laufenburg (ots)

swissgrid will commence operations as the Swiss national transmission
system operator on 15 December 2006. Its motto: "moving power". The
company is to take on overall responsibility for the operation of the
Swiss extra high-voltage grid and will make a hugely important
contribution to power supply in Switzerland. swissgrid is being
formed because of the forward-looking attitude of the Swiss grid
companies.
As the Swiss transmission system operator,
swissgrid will manage the entire 6 700 kilometre extra high-voltage
grid safely and reliably and will be the sole point of contact for
the operation of that grid. In this role, it will make a substantial
contribution to strengthening the electricity hub in the heart of
Europe and securing power supplies in Switzerland. As a member of the
European UCTE system and of the European Transmission System
Operators' organization (ETSO), it will perform important tasks in
exchanges of energy within Europe. For example, it will play a
leading role in extra high-voltage grids in Europe with modern tools
for the development, automation and application of early recognition
and monitoring systems. The formation of swissgrid, unencumbered by
statutory regulation, is unique throughout Europe and is a voluntary
step towards the European electricity market by the Swiss grid
companies. This will strengthen the position of the Swiss electricity
industry as a European hub.
New Board of Directors
At the first, constitutive General Meeting of Shareholders on 14
December 2006, Konrad Peter, who holds positions as the chairman or
member of a number of Boards of Directors, was elected independent
Chairman of the Board of Directors. Hans E. Schweickardt, CEO of EOS
Holding, was elected Vice-Chairman. Further independent members
elected to the Board of Directors were Adrian Bult, CEO of Swisscom
Mobile Ltd and member of the Executive Board of Swisscom Ltd, and
Conrad Wyder, Director, Senior Delivery Project Executive, IBM
Switzerland. State Council member Thomas Burgener, head of the
Department of Health, Social Affairs and Energy of the Canton of
Wallis, and Fadri Ramming, managing director of the Conference of
Energy Directors (EnDK), will hold seats on the Board as cantonal
representatives. The following representatives of the shareholding
companies were also elected to the Board of Directors: Giovanni
Leonardi, Herbert Niklaus (both of Atel), Heinz Karrer, Dr. Hans
Schulz (both of Axpo), Kurt Rohrbach (BKW), Dr. Andrew Walo (CKW),
Emanuel Höhener (EGL), Dr. Conrad Ammann (EWZ).
Operational management
swissgrid will be taking on most of the previous tasks of grid
coordinator ETRANS, and will now have further-reaching powers as the
transmission system operator. The Executive Board, under the
leadership of Hans-Peter Aebi, will be composed of the same members
as at ETRANS.
moving power - swissgrid is the national transmission system
operator. In its capacity as transmission grid operator, it ensures
the secure, reliable and cost-effective operation of the Swiss extra
high-voltage grid. Headquartered in Laufenburg, swissgrid employs
approximately 130 highly qualified employees. As a member of the
Union for the Coordination of Transmission of Electricity (UCTE) and
the European Transmission System Operators (ETSO), it is also
responsible for grid monitoring and grid usage with regard to
European electricity exchange. swissgrid is wholly owned by the seven
Swiss grid companies Atel, BKW, CKW, EGL, EOS, EWZ and NOK.

Contact:

swissgrid Media Service
Monika Walser
Werkstrasse 12
5080 Laufenburg
Tel.: +41/58/580'24'00
Fax: +41/58/580'24'94
E-Mail: media@swissgrid.ch
Internet: www.swissgrid.ch

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  • 17.11.2006 – 09:15

    Operational launch of national transmission system operator swissgrid

    Laufenburg (ots) - swissgrid will commence activities as Switzerland's national grid operator on 15 December 2006, assuming operational management and responsibility for the Swiss high-voltage grid. swissgrid employs approximately 130 highly qualified employees at its head office in Laufenburg. "The operational launch of swissgrid is a milestone in the evolution ...