The Board of Directors of Swissgrid has appointed Yves Zumwald (48), the former Head of business unit Grid, as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Fadri Ramming has been a Member of the Board of Directors of Swissgrid Ltd since 2006.

The noticeable easing of the energy supply and grid situation since Christmas 2015 and in January 2016 has continued in February.

This is designed to expedite the digitalisation of business processes and the resulting transformation of the company.

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).