Cigre - United States National Committee CIGRE MISSION: To be the world’s foremost collaborative technical reference organiza ... tion for all aspects of electric power systems. CIGRE VISION: To be universally recognized as the leading global organization for all aspects of electric power systems. CIGRE BRAND: Enabling sustainable electricity for all. CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) is a permanent non-governmental and non profit-making International Association based in France. It was founded in 1921 and aims to: Facilitate and develop the exchange of engineering knowledge and information, between engineering personnel and technical specialists in all countries as regards generation and high voltage transmission of electricity. Add value to the knowledge and information exchanged by sythesizing state-of-the-art and world practice. Make managers, decision-makers and regulators aware of the synthesis of CIGRE’S work in the area of electric power. More specifically, issues related to the planning and operation of power systems, as well as the design, construction, maintenance and disposal of HV equipment and plants are at the core of CIGRE’s Mission. Problems related to protection of electrical systems, to telecontrol and telecommunication equipment, are also part of CIGRE’s area of concern. CIGRE shall be recognized as the leading worldwide Organization on Electric Power Systems, covering their technical, economic, environmental, organizational and regulatory aspects. The National Committee of CIGRÉ in the United States of America is known as the U.S. National Committee (USNC). It was formed to provide a mechanism for U.S. experts to participate in CIGRÉ’s international cooperative efforts. Through the USNC, U.S. technical knowledge has been made available to other nations, technical knowledge from other nations has been provided to the United States. read more