CIGRE 2026

August 23-28, 2026 | Paris | France

Booth A164, Level 1

Palais des Congrès de Paris | 2 Place de la Porte Maillot 75017 Paris

Technology to accelerate grid transformation

The global need for secure, affordable, resilient, and sustainable energy has never been more critical, as electricity demand grows exponentially. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are driving unprecedented data center expansion, with electricity consumption projected to double by 2030.

Facing this exponential demand, here are some examples of how our Siemens offering adds value to customers:

+20 % grid capacity, up to 40 % lower investment costs with Gridscale X
Up to +30 % usable grid capacity before CAPEX with Electrification X
20 % lifecycle savings, 80 % less copper, up to 50 % CO₂e reduction with SIPROTEC V
Proven CO₂ and resource reductions with blue GIS
Up to 70 % reduction in maintenance costs and 38 % in remote-access
savings with RUGGEDCOM

We combine real and digital worlds to scale capacity, modernize infrastructure, and boost satisfaction, ensuring grid stability despite growing complexity.

Let's shape the future together – join us at CIGRE.

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Gridscale X: Making autonomous grids a reality

Gridscale X connects planning, operations, and maintenance through a unified digital twin. It provides utilities with speed, flexibility, and foresight to increase grid capacity fast and manage growing complexity at scale.

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Electrification X: Mastering Grid Transformation

Electrification X, our integrated IoT platform, empowers utilities to cut OPEX, improve load management, and maintain grid stability amid rising decentralized generation – all while strengthening cybersecurity.

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Kampagne IoT Cybersecurity EA | Cybersecurity | 16-9 300pdi

Grid Security: Holistic Cybersecurity Approach

Ensure lifetime substation security. Siemens offers a large portfolio of certified cybersecurity solutions, expertise in consulting, energy automation, and long-term support to protect your assets

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SIPROTEC V: Virtualized Protection & Control

Exciting launch ahead! We're revealing a fully virtualized protection and control solution for grid operators ensuring reliable, scalable, future-proof grids with enhanced safety, efficiency, and flexibility.

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Gridscale X Protection Data Manager Key Visual

Integrate protection device settings into simulations

Siemens enables utilities to collect protection settings and data online with Electrification X – OT Companion from the field to be used within Gridscale X Protection Data Manager, and Gridscale X Advanced Protection Assessment.

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High-voltage electrical transmission tower with power lines and glass insulators against bright blue sky with clouds.

Scale & accelerate transmission interconnection request

For utilities, accelerating interconnections unlocks revenue from high load assets like data centers. Gridscale X PSS E, Gridscale X Dynamic Security Assessment and PTI drive speed, accuracy and digital maturity at scale fast.

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SICAM Microgrid Controller: Maximize plant performance

SICAM Microgrid Controller unifies substation and microgrid control for real-time monitoring of renewables, storage, EV chargers, and loads – ensuring 24/7 power flow, fast response for precise regulation, and OPEX/CAPEX savings.

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RUGGEDCOM: High-performance communications solutions

Siemens offers secure, resilient communications for digital substations providing operators maximum system uptime, faster fault detection and real-time visibility while reducing OPEX for a reliable, future-ready grid.

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blue GIS: Sustainable & Digital MV Switchgear

Dive into a sustainable future with innovative, eco-friendly, and digital solutions. With our blue GIS portfolio for medium-voltage power supply, you can prepare for energy transition and digital transformation.

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Monday, 24 August

A3/PS2	Sizing Vacuum Generator Circuit Breaker with Modern and User-Friendly EMT Model - Field Experience Applications	L. CASADO FULGUEIRA - Siemens SA, Spain K. GREBENNIKOV - Siemens AG, Germany P. LA SETA - Siemens AG, Germany H. URBANEK - Siemens AG, Germany	Monday, 24 August, 8:30-12:30 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
A3/PS2	Vacuum Current Interruption for Low Frequency Applications	D. GENTSCH - ABB AG Germany S. GORTSCHAKOW - Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology Germany A. LAWALL - Siemens AG Germany F. GRASKOWSKI - Siemens AG Germany N. DORRAKI - Siemens AG Germany	Monday, 24 August, 8:30-12:30 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
A3/PS3	Data-Driven Condition Monitoring of AC-supplied Trip Coils of Circuit Breakers	P. KRONEGGER - Siemens AG M. STIFTER - Siemens AG T. I. STRASSER - AIT Austrian Institute of Technology; TU Wien I. A. OGREZEANU - Siemens AG;Transilvania University of Brasov	Monday, 24 August, 8:30-12:30 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
A3/PS3	From Silo to Synergy: Achieving Interoperability in Asset Performance Management	E. AUMANN - Siemens AG J. SKIERSZKAN - Siemens AG B. FISCHER - Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH L. LINK - Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH	Monday, 24 August, 8:30-12:30 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
A3/PS3	A recommendation for T&D industry on how to digitalize the Value Chain	T. DÜRR - Siemens AG Germany F. RICHTER - 50Hertz Transmission GmbH Germany U. KALTENBORN - HIGHVOLT Dresden GmbH Germany	Monday, 24 August, 8:30-12:30 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1

Tuesday, 25 August

B5/PS1	Extending classic substation automation and control solutions modularly with substation management applications is key to ensure reliable operation, fast expansions and targeted investments	C. SPITZ - Siemens AG M. SCHACHINGER - Siemens AG N. FUCHS - Siemens AG M. BÖHM - Siemens AG	Tuesday, 25 August, 14:00-18:00 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
B5/PS1	Next Gen Resource Management: Empowering Organizational Agility and Innovation through Workforce Capability Development	K. TICKOO - Siemens AG M. ISLAM - Siemens AG H. EHTISHAM - Siemens AG	Tuesday, 25 August, 14:00-18:00 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
B5/PS1	Integrated engineering environment for consistent documentation, scalable knowledge transfer, and accelerated PAC project delivery	K. TICKOO - Siemens AG Germany M. VARSHAVYAK - Siemens AG Germany V. TOMALAK - Siemens AG Germany	Tuesday, 25 August, 14:00-18:00 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
B5/PS1	Leveraging Digital Twins and AI Chatbots for Knowledge Management and Workforce Development	C. HARISPURU- Siemens AG Germany M. KONDUZ - Siemens AG Germany	Tuesday, 25 August, 14:00-18:00 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
B5/PS2	Mitigating Directional Protection Challenges in Transmission Systems with Inverter-Based Resources: Modeling Negative Sequence Current Injection in Compliance with IEEE Std 2800-2022	C. CULPEPPER - Siemens Industry, Inc., United States of America Y. ALKRAIMEEN - Siemens Industry, Inc., United States of America M. R. RIVERA - Southern Company, United States of America S. GUPTA - Siemens AG, Germany	Tuesday, 25 August, 14:00-18:00 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
B5/PS2	Digital Twin in Relay Protection for Converter-Based Networks: From Foundational Vision to Closed Loop Co-Simulation and Lifecycle Integration	D. MANI - Megger US, United States of America A. BONETTI - Megger Sweden AB, Sweden C. HARISPURU - Siemens AG, Germany N. WETTERSTRAND - Megger, Sweden	Tuesday, 25 August, 14:00-18:00 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
B5/PS2	Protection Toolchain - A modular toolchain for automated protection concepts in multivariate power systems	G. J. MEYER - Siemens AG Germany M. DAUER - Siemens AG Germany D. HOLTSCHULTE - Westfalen Weser Energie Germany T. LORZ - Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen- Nürnberg Germany	Tuesday, 25 August, 14:00-18:00 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1

B5/PS2	Advanced Centralized Control Strategies for Hybrid Renewable Plants	R. K. GUPTA - Siemens Ltd. India M. M. ISLAM - Siemens AG Germany A. YADAV - Siemens Ltd. India	Tuesday, 25 August, 14:00-18:00 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
B5/PS2	Challenges and solutions for the distance protection in networks with unconventional sources	J. BLUMSCHEIN - Siemens AG Germany Y. YELGIN - Siemens AG Germany	Tuesday, 25 August, 14:00-18:00 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
B5/PS1	A Pedagogical Framework Proposal for Next-Generation Power System Protection Education: A Case Study on Digital Twin integration at the Federal University of Itajubá in Brazil	G. C. SANZ PIRES - Siemens Brasil Ltd. C. A. VILLEGAS GUERRERO - UNIFEI University Brazil F. O. PASSOS - UNIFEI University Brazil P. M. SILVEIRA - UNIFEI University Brazil
C6/PS1	Road to flexibility - How to integrate LV and MV flexumers in Distribution Grids - Examples from Germany and Italy	B. GEMSJAEGER - Siemens AG Germany F. RE - Siemens S.p.A.,Italy E. DE LUCA - Areti SpA, Italy G. FEDELE - Areti SpA, Italy R. SCHMARANZ - KNG-Kärnten Netz GmbH, Austria M. RUHHUETL - KNG-Kärnten Netz GmbH, Austria M. NIGGE-URICHER - Alliander N.V., The Netherlands L. VAN GRONINGEN - Alliander N.V., The Netherlands S. ORREM - Elvia, Norway	Tuesday, 25 August, 8:30-12:30 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
C6/PS2	Scaling Innovation to System Impact - How the Kopernikus Flagships Translate Research into Grid-Ready Solutions for 2045 Climate Targets	M. DAUER - Siemens AG Germany K. SCHOENLEBER - Hitachi Energy Research Germany G. MEHLMANN - FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg Germany	Tuesday, 25 August, 8:30-12:30 HALL TERNES, Room 1, Level 1
C6/d2	Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in Grid Control Ref D2_12461_2026 • 2026	VOGT Mike - Fraunhofer IEE Germany; BROSINSKY Christoph - TEN Thüringer Energienetze GmbH & Co. KG Germany; BOUCHKATI Sarra - RWTH Aachen Germany; KUBIS Andreas - c.con Management Consulting GmbH Germany; KORDOWICH Georg - FAU ErlangenNürnberg Germany; CONRAD Timon - FAU ErlangenNürnberg Germany; MITRENTSIS Georgios - Hitachi Energy German AG Germany; LUTAT Philipp - RWTH Aachen Germany; DAUER Maximilian - Siemens AG Germany; STIASNY Jochen - TU Delft Netherlands; JAEGER Johann - FAU ErlangenNürnberg Germany; MIRZ Markus - PSI Software SE; ULBIG Andrea - RWTH Aachen Germany	Tuesday, 25 August, 8:30-12:30 HALL TERNES, Level 1

	MON 24	TUE 25	WED 26	THU 27	FRI 28
10:00 AM	Interconnection at Scale: How AI-Assisted Planning Accelerates Grid Expansion	Interconnection at Scale: How AI-Assisted Planning Accelerates Grid Expansion	Siemens & EPG partnership for advanced expertise in Wide Area Monitoring Systems	Interconnection at Scale: How AI-Assisted Planning Accelerates Grid Expansion	Interconnection at Scale: How AI-Assisted Planning Accelerates Grid Expansion
12:45 PM	Cybersecurity: managed detection & response	OT Asset Manager on premise	Interconnection at Scale: How AI-Assisted Planning Accelerates Grid Expansion	Substation Asset Management with SIemens Xcelerator Ecosystem	OT Asset Manager on premise
1:30 PM	A new IEC 60834-1 compliant tele-protection solution over SDH / MPLS WAN	Adaptive Protection Management	Software-defined Substation: Building tomorrow`s intelligent and cyber-resilient grid	Siemens training material for customers & partners	Adaptive Protection Management

CIGRE 2026

Technology to accelerate grid transformation

Explore our highlight topics

Gridscale X: Making autonomous grids a reality

Electrification X: Mastering Grid Transformation

Grid Security: Holistic Cybersecurity Approach

SIPROTEC V: Virtualized Protection & Control

Integrate protection device settings into simulations

Scale & accelerate transmission interconnection request

SICAM Microgrid Controller: Maximize plant performance

RUGGEDCOM: High-performance communications solutions

blue GIS: Sustainable & Digital MV Switchgear

Monday, 24 August

Tuesday, 25 August

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Further topics

SIPROTEC – Substation Protection Technology

SICAM 8 – All-in-one Substation Automation Solution

Siemens Xcelerator

Power Automation Solutions

Travelling Wave Recorder and Powerline Carrier

Customer Services

RUGGEDCOM – Secure & Reliable Communications

Digital platform Gridscale X

PTI Power System Consulting

	MON 24	TUE 25	WED 26	THU 27	FRI 28
11:30 AM				Turn-to-turn fault protection for power transformers and shunt reactors
1:00 PM	Interconnection at Scale: How AI-Assisted Planning Accelerates Grid Expansion

CIGRE 2026

Technology to accelerate grid transformation

Explore our highlight topics

Gridscale X: Making autonomous grids a reality

Electrification X: Mastering Grid Transformation

Grid Security: Holistic Cybersecurity Approach

SIPROTEC V: Virtualized Protection & Control

Integrate protection device settings into simulations

Scale & accelerate transmission interconnection request

SICAM Microgrid Controller: Maximize plant performance

RUGGEDCOM: High-performance communications solutions

blue GIS: Sustainable & Digital MV Switchgear

Siemens Poster Sessions

Highlight Presentation

Expert Talks

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Further topics

SIPROTEC – Substation Protection Technology

SICAM 8 – All-in-one Substation Automation Solution

Siemens Xcelerator

Power Automation Solutions

Travelling Wave Recorder and Powerline Carrier

Customer Services

RUGGEDCOM – Secure & Reliable Communications

Digital platform Gridscale X

PTI Power System Consulting