Who we are

T&D Europe, the first European Association of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Equipment and Services Industry, aims to promote and defend the common technical, industrial economic, environmental and political interests of the European electricity transmission and distribution manufacturing, and product derives solutions industry.

T&D Europe was created in March 2008 by the merger of two European committees: CAPIEL HV and COTREL. It represents all relevant European national associations. The companies represented by T&D Europe account for a production worth over € 25 billion, and employ over 200.000 people in Europe.

T&D Europe is a driver for advanced solutions and technologies in the field of electricity networks, encouraging an energy-and cost-efficient as well as an environmentally friendly infrastructure.

EU Smart Energy and Sustainable ICT Conference

The European Commission is organising a conference on smart grids, sustainable ICT, and smart cities. The two-day conference will be opened by Commissioners Günther Oettinger and Neelie Kroes. It will bring together policy makers and stakeholders such as T&D technology providers,  telecom companies, energy providers, regulators and consumer organisations. It will provide a platform for discussions on the challenges faced in deploying smart grids, technical, regulatory, financial or linked to public acceptance.
Registration is free of charge, but obligatory using the link http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/smartenergy/index_en.htm