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D2 Africa Task Force Article In 2017, Cigre signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with World Bank with one of the key objectives being the dissemination of CIGRE’s state-of-the-art power system know-how in Africa. In response to this initiative, the study committee D2 formed a task force with the following ...
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Eskom’s Dr Rob Stephen has been elected president of the eminent international organization CIGRE at its biennial congress this week in Paris. CIGRE is the Council on Large Electric Systems, a non-profit organisation founded in 1921 to advance collaboration amongst owners and operators of electric systems around the world. It ...
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No matter what language you say it in, expertise is crucial. The first port of call for power network know-how is CIGRE. The global technical forum for large electric systems, CIGRE counts more than 12000 equivalent members in over 90 countries. This membership is composed of researchers, academics, engineers, technicians, suppliers, ...
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Workshop on Low Cost Substation and Transmission Solutions A Workshop on Low Cost Substation and Transmission Solutions was held during the week of March 13 to 17, 2017 at the Eskom Research and Innovation Center in Johannesburg, South Africa. The workshop was part of the efforts of CIGRE’s Working Group ...
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Cigré stands for Conseil International des Grands Réseaux Électriques (International Council On Large Electric Systems). It was founded in Paris in 1921 as a worldwide non-profit association. It covers issues related to planning and operation of power systems, as well as design, construction, maintenance and disposal of HV equipment and ...
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