Climate change
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. It not only has an impact on the environment and society, but also poses new challenges for the supply of energy in terms of decarbonisation, stability and resilience. As the operator of the Swiss extra-high-voltage grid, Swissgrid plays a vital role: it combines electricity generation and consumption and thereby forms the backbone of a reliable and sustainable supply of electricity.
Swissgrid is both affected by the consequences of climate change and part of the solution. By ensuring stable, efficient and resilient grid operations, it creates the conditions for securely integrating more and more renewable energies into the system. To achieve this, Swissgrid is driving forward the needs-based expansion of the extra-high-voltage grid, strengthening flexible grid operations and investing in its grid infrastructure to make it more resilient to climate-related risks.
In doing so, Swissgrid is making a key contribution to Switzerland’s climate-friendly energy transformation. This commitment to climate protection is one of the main priorities of Swissgrid’s sustainability strategy and a reflection of its social, legal and business responsibility.