Technical Committees
CIGRE Vice-president Technical
Rannveig S. J. Løken
Chair CIGRE SC B5
Volker Leitloff
Chair CIGRE SC A3
Nicola Gariboldi
Technical Committees
The CIGRE 2027 Symposium in Heidelberg (Germany) focuses on technological evolutions and enablers to manage the Energy Transition. This includes:
- The increasing use of Inverter‑Based Resources (IBR) to connect Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and energy storage at both distribution and transmission levels
- The growing penetration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) at the distribution level
- Emerging challenges for system components in managing a bi‑directional power‑flow grid
These developments affect substation and network equipment, protection and automation systems, as well as network planning, operation, and management across all voltage levels. The CIGRE Symposium aims to provide a consolidated and up‑to‑date overview of these topics.
The following CIGRE Study Committees will participate in the symposium:
- A2 Power transformers and reactors
- A3 Transmission and distribution equipment
- B2 Overhead lines
- B3 Substations and electrical installations
- B5 Protection and automation
- C5 Electricity markets and regulation
- C6 Active distribution systems and distributed energy resources
- D2 Information systems telecommunications and cybersecurity