With the recording in the commercial register on 4 January 2016, Swissgrid has taken over additional facilities belonging to the transmission grid.

The Swiss Federal Council is expected to approve the necessary change in the articles of association by the end of 2015.

Energy reserves are tight, due to a number of interconnected special circumstances.

Swissgrid acquires share capital of Holding des Gestionnaires de Réseau de Transport d'Electricité («HGRT»).

The Board of Directors of Swissgrid has resolved to acquire further transmission grid systems as of 4 January 2016 and will propose the necessary capital increase to the shareholders.

On Friday, 4 September 2015, interested individuals visited Swissgrid's substation in Sils im Domleschg and Kraftwerke Hinterrhein AG (KHR) as part of a field trip organised by the Energietechnische Gesellschaft (ETG).

Following the successful conclusion of the transfer of the extra-high-voltage grids and the strategic and organisational realignment of the company, Pierre-Alain Graf, CEO of Swissgrid, has decided to leave the company and to take a new direction in his professional life.

The ESTI has granted the necessary building permits for the line.

Swissgrid was able to significantly raise the capacity for the import of electricity on the northern border during a test between February and April 2015.

This is an internationally recognised approach, which is already applied in Switzerland at lower grid levels.