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CIGRE’s Study Committees focus on 16 key technical areas of power systems. These committees, grouped into categories such as Equipment, Technologies, Systems, and New Materials & IT, guide global research and development. They drive CIGRE’s work by forming over 250 Working Groups at any time, aiming to address strategic issues in power generation, transmission, distribution, and energy management. Each committee has its specific domain, from power transformers and cables to cybersecurity and energy markets.

For more details, visit CIGRE Study Committees.

A CIGRE membership offers a wide and stimulating range of participation, problem solving and skill growth opportunities. Participation can involve formal positions within the global knowledge programme and access to a range of collaborative online tools used by the community:

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Become a member of CIGRE by visiting our Join CIGRE website, where you can get membership rates for your National Committee according to your status. More information on the benefits of CIGRE membership is available on this page.

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CIGRE publications are divided into several categories, described on this page. The majority of publications are available in electronic format, with the exception of the CIGRE Green Books, which are available by choice.
Some are accompanied by videos (tutorials, Paris Session recordings, etc.). 

eCIGRE is a highly active website with new content added all the time. There is up to 40 new Technical Brochures added every year and hundreds of technical papers from various events including the Paris Session and Symposiums every year.

There are a number of filters you can use to drill down to the content you are looking for.

A summary of these follows:

Publications

This filter will separate content out in your search based on publication type.

See the publications page for explanations of the key publications.

A brief summary of some of the other ones follows:

  • ISH collection is papers from the 20th International symposium on high voltage engineering
  • Reference Papers are designed to make CIGRE technical work more accessible, covering not just hard science but also opinions and views
  • ELECTRA is CIGRE’s signature digital magazine published bi-montly. Bringing you you the latest news, expertise and work from the world of CIGRE. See electra.cigre.org
  • CIGRE Science & Engineering is an online Scopus registered digital journal published three times a year. See cse.cigre.org
  • Colloquia, Symposia and Session Materials bring you papers from these global CIGRE events including the iconic Paris Session

Content themes

This filter allows users to explore content grouped by CIGRE’s 16 domains of technical work that cover the end-to-end power system. Content on this site is often grouped by these themes. Each domain has its own expert global Study Committee, dedicated programme of work and a letter/number designation.

Hot topics

As part of its work on energy transition, CIGRE allows you to filter content grouped by eight hot topics relevant to this key area (more information on this page).

Publication year

You can use this filter to get the latest content based on a date range of your choice or a specific year.

Additional media

Use this filter to view video only content.

Working Groups

Each of CIGRE’s 16 Study Committees operate Working Groups. The role of these groups is to produce a Technical Brochure. The number designiations in this list each represent one of these groups.This option is offered for members with high knowledge of CIGRE’s programme of work who are seeking very specific information. All content produced by these groups is available to users though other search filters.

To access all the filters, click on See all publications and filters in the search bar on the homepage.

Please subscribe to the eCIGRE mailing list to be informed of the latest publications.

About eCIGRE

  • Register on e-cigre.org: To access technical resources, you must create an account on eCIGRE.org. 
  • Log in to your account: Log in to your account on the site with your credentials.
  • Navigate to the technical resources section: Browse freely using the filters or type in the references that interest you directly using the search bar.
  • Download documents: If you are a CIGRE member, you can download the publications freely from the site. If you are not a member, you can download the publications against payment (prices indicated on each publication page).

To access technical publications on e-cigre.org, and our digital magazine at electra.cigre.org, go to the Get Started page here.

Then follow the process:

  1. Enter your email address;
  2. Fill in the short form with your details;
  3. If you are a CIGRE Member, select “Yes” for “Are you a CIGRE member ?” and enter your new membership number;
  4. Then follow the prompts;
  5. The login you create will work for both ELECTRA and eCIGRE.

Your credentials are the same on eCIGRE and ELECTRA, but you may need to identify yourself each time you log on to each website.

In 2025, authentication will be unique on both sites, with no need to retype your credentials.

Your username is the e-mail address you registered when you created your eCIGRE or ELECTRA account.

If you can't remember your password, click on "Forgot you password" on the login screen.
Enter your e-mail address to receive instructions on how to reset your password.

If you haven't received an e-mail, check your spam folder. Remember to check that the email address used to create your account is valid, that the email box is not full.
If your account has not yet been validated and you have not received an e-mail, log in to eCIGRE using your e-mail address, then click on the link offering you to resend the activation link.

Contact us if your problem is not resolved.

Personal information can be updated in your eCIGRE account, section My personal information. 

CIGRE uses your data for internal browsing information only and does not disclose it externally.

Your downloads and orders are available on your eCIGRE account in the corresponding section.

Payment by credit card (Visa & Mastercard) is available and highly recommended for immediate access to downloading your purchases from eCIGRE. We do not accept American Express.
We also offer payment by bank transfer, which may take several days, as the download will only be released once your payment has been registered by our accounting department.

Please also note that for all types of payment: the ‘paid’ invoice is available in your eCIGRE account in the My invoices section a few days after your purchase. You will receive an e-mail notification informing you of the availability of your invoice.

CIGRE Member

There are several possible causes for a download problem on eCIGRE :

  • Your membership number is not registered in your eCIGRE account: check whether your number has been registered in My personal information. If the number is valid, you can check it in the section My Membership > Member status: Active
  • Your member number is registered but downloads are not working: check your status in My Membership > Member status: if the status is inactive, contact your National Committee for a renewal. The Central Office in charge of eCIGRE cannot influence this action.

Non-member

You can download some references clearly indicated as free on our website. In all cases, authentication is required. 

Registering a member number is not mandatory for authentication, but it will not grant you member status.

if none of these scenarios apply, contact us.

eCIGRE offers Collective Members enhanced user management functionality.

Collective Member administrators are now able to manage access to eCIGRE and ELECTRA for individuals and keep track of who is using their collective account from their organisation

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The term “eCIGRE Collective account” refers to the eCIGRE administrator account for a collective membership number, which is able to manage the rights of users registered on eCIGRE with this same collective membership number.
You can manage the rights of a group of eCIGRE accounts attached to the same collective member number on the Manage my Collective account page.

All functionalities are described on this page.

An administrator can change the status of a user affiliated to this number: 

  • Delete his membership rights: this will not delete his eCIGRE account; he will simply no longer be considered a CIGRE member;
  • Make him/her also administrator of the eCIGRE collective account: he/she will therefore also be able to modify the status of other users affiliated to the same number;
  • Transfer administrator rights to him/her: the person who transfers his/her rights to another user will no longer be able to manage the user accounts affiliated to that same number.

  • You must first create an eCIGRE/ELECTRA account if you have not done so before.
  • Register your collective membership number when prompted to do so, or update your membership number in the section My Personal Information of your profile.
  • The administrator of the collective member's eCIGRE account is notified of your membership, and you can browse eCIGRE/ELECTRA as a member.
  • You can check your membership status on the My membership page. On this page, you can also obtain the contact details of the eCIGRE administrator of your collective membership number.

More information on Collective membership user management functionality is available on this page.

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