Transmission System Operators (TSOs) for electricity are founding a new association to strengthen their co-operation in the European electricity market

Prague, 27th June, 2008 – The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of 36 European TSO companies from 31 countries signed today a Declaration of Intent, as a proactive step ahead of the draft Third Legislative Package to create a new association...

System Adequacy Retrospect 2007 published

The System Adequacy Retrospect 2007 report concludes that there was certainly enough generating capacity available in 2007 to cover the demand with the usual level of security...

First UCTE Transmission Development Plan published

In the coming 5 years UCTE TSOs should devote a total investment of approximately 17000 M€ to the development of interconnections and the main internal transmission grid...

UCTE-IPS/UPS Feasibility Study: key conclusions endorsed by study partners

MEDELEC Conference “Towards a Mediterranean Electricity Market” Sharm el Sheikh, 26-27 May 2008

UCTE first Workshop on Compliance Monitoring

UCTE issues System Adequacy Forecast 2008 - 2020

Invitation to the presentation and discussion of the latest UCTE System Adequacy Forecast 2008-2020 and first UCTE Transmission Plan on 14 January 2008 (16:00 - 18:00)

European TSOs well prepared for the Climate Protection Action "Licht Aus!"

New UCTE Bureau members elected for the term 2008-2009

Winter Outlook Report 2007-2008

UCTE started external consultation on Policy 8 "Operational Training" of the Operation Handbook.

UCTE welcomes the proposal of the 3rd Energy Package

Security of Electricity Supply: UCTE issues System Adequacy Retrospect 2006

UCTE General Assembly 2007

Compliance Oversight Report 2006 showing the compliance of TSOs with the UCTE rules issued on www.ucte.org

TSOs prepared for the action launched by the "Alliance for the Planet"

Energy Commissioner A. Piebalgs and UCTE President J. Penedos point at crucial reliability issues at a joint press conference

UCTE releases detailed Final Report on the disturbances of 4 November 2006 with recommendations on standards, procedures, tools and rules

UCTE issues its prospective System Adequacy Forecast 2007-2020

Release by ETSO and UCTE of the Final Report of the first phase of the European Wind Integration Study (EWIS), an initiative supported by the European Commission

UCTE-IPS/UPS Feasibility Study: Important Milestones reached in December 2006

UCTE rounds up its Security Package with the first Compliance Oversight Report 2006

Satisfaction survey for users of UCTE statistical data

UCTE releases detailed Interim Report on the disturbances of 4 November – sequence of events, root causes and critical factors identified

Operational launch of national transmission system operator swissgrid

On-going UCTE investigations on the 4/11 disturbance to complete E.ON Netz findings so far

Further facts about the system disturbance on 4.11.06

First facts about the system disturbance on 4 November

Malgorzata Klawe elected Vice-President of UCTE

Early announcement: 17.11.2006 - ETSO Conference on “Electricity Market Transparency”

EURELECTRIC Oslo convention and conference - Role and Benefits of Electricity to Society

6-7 April 2006 - Launching Event and First General Assembly of the SmartGrids Technology Platform

Antonio Serrani passed away

The Electricity Transmission System Operators views on the Integration of Wind Energy in the European Electricity System

TSOs set to launch a study on the integration of wind power into grid operation (EWIS: European Wind Integration Study)

Security of Electricity Supply: UCTE issues System Adequacy Forecast 2006-2015 (press release, presentation, report)

Jose Penedos (CEO of REN/ Portugal) new President of UCTE

UCTE-IPS/UPS Study: Leading associations and stakeholders met in Brussels

Preparation of electrical integration of Turkey has started

UCTE inter-TSO Multilateral Agreement entered into force on 1 July 2005

UCTE issues new system adequacy report (retrospect on 2004)

Declaration of UCTE concerning the challenges and risks of integrating booming wind power in a reliable electricity system of continental Europe

Seven Actions for a Successful Integration of Wind Power into European Electricity Systems

UCTE reliability standards become binding

UCTE-IPS/UPS electricity transmission system study has started

Conference on European Security of Electricity Supply

Security of Electricity Supply: UCTE issues System Adequacy Forecast 2005-2015

South-East Europe reconnected into a single system going beyond EU frontiers

UCTE recommendation about trading activities across the former interface between UCTE zone I and zone II

Imminent reconnection of the south east of Europe to the main UCTE system

UCTE is currently developing a comprehensive "Security Package" that was also presented at the 11th Energy Regulatory Forum in Rome. This package consists of:

UCTE issues new system adequacy report 2003 with an overview of congestions on the UCTE interconnected system

New UCTE position papers:

Project Manager for the feasibility study on the interconnection of UCTE and CIS/Baltics transmission appointed

UCTE welcomes tomorrow’s enlargement of EU - 5 of the 10 new member countries are already firmly interconnected and their TSOs are full members of UCTE

UCTE released the FINAL REPORT of the Investigation Committee on the 28 September 2003 Blackout in Italy

New UCTE web based consultation tool going online on

UCTE Issues System Adequacy Forecast 2004-2010

New UCTE Bureau members elected for the term 2004-2005: M. Fuchs (President), Mr. Serrani (Vice-President) and Mr. Maas (Chairman of Steering Committee) will lead the Association in the next 2 years.

Interim Report of the Investigation Committee on the 28 September 2003 blackout in Italy

UCTE Reminder: ELECTRICITY MARKET FROM LISBON TO VLADIVOSTOK? Conference 13-14 November 2003 in Brussels

UCTE invited at EC-Russia round table meeting to put more than ever the reliability of existing systems in the focus of investigations

UCTE investigation committee set for interim report on Italian black-out to be released on 20 October 2003

After the Italian nation-wide BLACK-OUT on 28 September 2003

To identify the perimeter of responsibility for TSO

ETSO Conference on Market Power & Congestion Management in Brussels on 2 October 2003

13-14.11.2003 - UCTE, EURELECTRIC and CIS Electric Power Council (CIS EPC) announce their first joint conference on potential and conditions for further East-West electricity market integration

UCTE Workshop with EU institutions and Electricity organizations

Conference on the Medring Study organized in Rome on 9 July 2003

UCTE welcomes NEK (Bulgaria) and Transelectrica (Romania) as new UCTE members

Interconnection between UCTE and CIS grids - UCTE’s Annual General Assembly gives green light to launch a broad feasibility study

UCTE Position Paper on the Amended proposal for a Directive on minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risk arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields and waves), Danish Presidency proposal 11/12/2002

UCTE welcomes the signature of the EU accession treaty - 5 of the 10 new member countries are already firmly interconnected, and their TSOs are full members of UCTE

Discussions on power connection between EU and Russia move into gear - Crucial points identified

UCTE Issues System Adequacy Forecast 2003-2005

UCTE welcomes the European Union’s agreement on new infrastructure guidelines (Trans-European Networks)

UCTE implements a new forecast method to prevent major grid distrubances

Energy Regulatory Forum welcomes UCTE draft for operational standards

UCTE drafts European power transmission standards