EGI in 2015

EGI I N 2 0 1 5

STRONG GROWTH AT ELIA GRID INTERNATIONAL

Elia Grid International (EGI) successfully continued to ramp up its business as the Elia Group company delivering advisory services based on the expertise of the two TSOs Elia and 50Hertz. EGI provides services in asset management, system and market operations, owner’s engineering and investment consultancy not only to international clients in the power grid sector but also to the Elia Group. The rapid development of activities in the Middle East called for the establishment of a new hub in the region to support implementation of ongoing projects by having resources based in the region. Dubai was selected as the best place to establish this hub since it provides access to international resources in the region and offers the best prospects of identifying new business opportunities. It will enable EGI not only to establish a presence in proximity to its existing and potential clients but also to deliver projects more efficiently. There are currently two major projects under way in the Middle East. One is a multiannual project to enable a regional TSO to optimise its performance in sustainable asset management. The other commenced in 2015 and focuses on streamlining a TSO’s grid-planning activities.

An international driver for the Elia Group

Elia Grid International (EGI) is a subsidiary of the Elia Group, one of the leading TSO groups in Europe. It is a wholly owned subsidiary (50/50) of Elia, the TSO in Belgium, and 50Hertz, the TSO in northern and eastern Germany. As a result, EGI combines the quality and expertise of two large European electricity transmission system operators, each with solid track-records and many decades of experience, with its own flexible, innovative structure. With offices in Brussels, Berlin and Dubai, EGI provides consultancy and engineering services on the international energy market and develops power system projects for third parties in all aspects of electricity transmission (30 kV to 400 kV).

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EGI combines the quality and expertise of two large European electricity transmission system operators with its own flexible and innovative structure.

Another of EGI’s areas of expertise is the full range of owner’s engineering. EGI is currently building new 380 kV/110 kV substations for 50Hertz and delivering multiple projects for grid customers in Belgium. The substations in Germany are needed to integrate the increasing level of wind-power capacity into 50Hertz’s control area. Works for projects that started in late summer 2015 immediately after receiving the necessary building permits have already progressed significantly. The new substations are scheduled to be commissioned a year and a half from the start of the project. EGI has also been awarded and has delivered multiple new projects for international clients, for example in Chile, Australia and Japan.