Members

RGI Members originate from a variety of European countries, consisting of TSOs from Belgium (Elia), Croatia (HOPS), France (RTE), Germany (50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW), Ireland (EirGrid), Italy (Terna), the Netherlands (TenneT), Norway (Statnett), Portugal (REN), Spain (Red Eléctrica de España) and Switzerland (Swissgrid); and the NGOs Bellona Europa, Association Biom, BirdLife Europe, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, France Nature Environnement (FNE), Friends of the Earth Ireland, Fundación Renovables, Germanwatch, Legambiente, NABU, Natuur&Milieu, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), WWF International and ZERO. Europacable and IUCN are Supporting Members.

50Hertz is responsible for the operation, maintenance, planning, and expansion of the 380/220 kilovolt transmission grid throughout the German Federal States of Thuringia, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Berlin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Hamburg...
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Amprion is a German TSO located in the heart of Europe with interconnectors to five European countries and a growing share of renewable production connected to its system. The Amprion grid supplies power to a population of over 27 million with a total circuit length of 11,000 km from Lower Saxony to the Alps...
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Bellona Europa was founded back in 1986, aiming to meet and fight the climate challenges, by identifying and implementing sustainable environmental solutions. The NGO works solution-oriented towards reaching a greater ecological understanding, protection of nature, the environment and health. It has a comprehensive...
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Association Biom (BirdLife Croatia) is a civil society organization dedicated to nature conservation, its promotion and popularisation. Biom's mission is to preserve biodiversity through the implementation of conservation measures for wild species and habitats, with a primary focus on birds... Read more.

BirdLife Europe is one of the six Regional-division Secretariats that compose BirdLife International. BirdLife International is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources... Read more.

Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe is Europe's largest coalition working on climate and energy issues. With over 120 member organisations in more than 30 European countries, CAN Europe works to prevent dangerous climate change and promote sustainable climate and energy policy in Europe...
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Since 2006, EirGrid, a state-owned company has operated and developed the national high voltage electricity grid in Ireland. EirGrid operates the flow of power on the grid and plans for its future. They also bring energy from generation stations to heavy industry and high-tech users...
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Ember is an independent energy think tank that uses data-driven insights to shift the world from coal to clean electricity. Through collecting and analysing data on the global power sector and its impact on climate, they promote a shift towards high-impact policies, ... Read more

Elia is the Belgian transmission system operator, transmitting electricity efficiently, reliably and safely from producers to distribution system operators and major industrial users. Elia is also responsible for importing and exporting electricity from and to neighboring countries. Elia owns the entire Belgian very-high-voltage grid...
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Created in 1968 as the Fédération française des sociétés de protection de la nature (FFSPN), France Nature Environnement (FNE) was recognised of public interest in 1976. Nowadays, FNE federates more than 3 500 associations working for environment protection, in mainland France and overseas...
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Friends of the Earth Ireland are a not for profit campaigning and advocacy organisation based in Ireland whose vision is for a world where people and nature thrive. They campaign for climate justice and sustainability and belive in environmental limits and fair shares...

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Created in 2010, Fundación Renovables is a civil society initiative where a relevant number of citizens, some of them well experienced in the energy sector and all of them concerned about the actual energy model and its consequences, work under a common vision...
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Following the motto "Observing, Analysing, Acting", Germanwatch has been actively promoting North-South equity and the preservation of livelihoods since 1991. In doing so, Germanwatch focuses on the politics and economics of the North with their worldwide consequences...
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HOPS is the Croatian Transmission System Operator and its mission is electric power system operation and maintenance, electricity transmission, as well as construction and development of the electricity transmission network in order to maintain security of supply with minimal costs and environmental protection... Read more.

Legambiente is the most widespread environmental organisation in Italy with its headquarters in Rome, 20 regional branches and more than 115,000 members. It is acknowledged as an “association of environmental interest” by the Ministry of the Environment and represents the UNEP National Committee for Italy...
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Founded in 1899, NABU (Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union), is one of the oldest and largest environment associations in Germany. The association encompasses more than 700,000 members and sponsors, who commit themselves to the conservation of threatened habitats, flora and fauna, to climate protection and energy policy.. Read more.

Natuur & Milieu (Nature & Environment) is a Dutch independent environmental organization, committed to creating a healthy environment for all. Their approach is solution-oriented and innovative. They bring together people, business, policy makers, knowledge and ideas to make a difference...
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Red Eléctrica is the sole transmission agent and operator (TSO) of the Spanish electricity system. The Company carries out this mission under the principles of neutrality, transparency, and independence, with the aim of providing a secure, efficient electricity service of maximum quality for society as a whole...
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In Portugal, REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais operates the main transmission infrastructure and undertakes the overall management of the national electricity and gas systems. REN also has a natural gas distribution concession in the northern coastal region of Portugal...
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is the largest wildlife conservation organisation in the UK, with over a million members. They own and manage over 200 nature reserves covering almost 130,000 hectares - home to 80% of the UK’s rarest or most threatened bird species...
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RTE is the French electricity transmission system operator. It is a public service company responsible for operating, maintaining and developing the high and extra high voltage network which represents 100,000 km of lines...
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Statnett is the system operator in the Norwegian energy system. Statnett is a state enterprise owned by the Norwegian state through the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Their mission is securing power supply through operations, monitoring and preparedness, facilitating the realisation of Norway's climate objectives...

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Swissgrid is Switzerland's national grid company. The Electricity Supply Act (StromVG) of 2007 reorganised the Swiss electricity market: electricity production, trading and sales as well as the transmission of electricity were separated, and Swissgrid was entrusted with the operation of the Swiss high-voltage grid...
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TenneT is Europe's first cross-border Transmission System Operator. Integration of the two transmission grids of the German transpower and TenneT from the Netherlands will allow us to take a leading role in Europe. We will continue developing an effectively functioning EU electricity market, to assure the security of supply and support the integration of renewable energy...
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Terna is one of the main European electricity transmission grid operators. It manages the high voltage Italian transmission grid, one of the most modern and technologically advanced in Europe. It plays a central role in transforming the electricity market towards the use of eco-compatible sources, guaranteeing a secure and efficient supply to households and businesses...
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TransnetBW GmbH operates the transmission network in Baden-Württemberg. Its legal task is to guarantee system security at all times. TransnetBW monitors and continually operates the electricity flows within Baden-Württemberg as well as the electricity exchange with neighbouring distribution and transmission network operators...

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WWF is one of the world’s largest and most experienced independent conservation organisations, with almost 5 million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature...
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ZERO – Association for the Sustainability of the Earth System is a Portuguese environmental non-governmental organisation that was founded in 2015. ZERO emissions, ZERO waste, ZERO loss of biodiversity, there are several goals our buzz word stands out. ZERO is recognised has one of the most credible and active NGOs...

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Supporting Members

Europacable is the voice of all leading European wire and cable producers. Europacable members include the largest cable makers in the world providing global technology leadership, as well as highly specialised small- and medium sized businesses from across Europe... Read more

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was created in 1948 and is a diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of our more than 1400 Member organisations and 15,000 experts, present in more than 160 countries. IUCN is the world’s largest conservation network with... Read more


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