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GE Vernova va acquérir Alteia, faisant ainsi progresser le logiciel GridOS® Visual Intelligence alimenté par l'Intelligence Artificielle
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Renforcer la stratégie de GE Vernova en aidant les gestionnaires de réseau à optimiser leurs systèmes opérationnels grâce aux données visuelles et à l’Intelligence Artificielle, et ainsi leur fournir une intelligence situationnelle et des informations à haute valeur et facilement exploitables.
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Permettre aux gestionnaires de réseau de réduire la probabilité d'événements catastrophiques et d’améliorer la résilience nécessaire à la reconstruction et à la restauration du réseau.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (21 juillet 2025) - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) et Alteia SAS ont annoncé aujourd'hui que GE Vernova a conclu un accord pour acquérir Alteia SAS. Alteia est une entreprise de logiciels basée en France, experte en modélisation par ordinateur et en apprentissage automatique, dont la mission est d’intégrer l'intelligence visuelle dans les opérations. L'acquisition d'Alteia vise à renforcer la stratégie de GE Vernova: développer ses capacités en Intelligence Artificielle (IA) et offrir aux gestionnaires de réseau des solutions utilisant les données visuelles. Celles-ci fourniront une intelligence situationnelle et des informations à haute valeur facilement exploitables, essentielles à la décision.
La plateforme logicielle GridOS® de GE Vernova, au sein de son activité de logiciels d'électrification, aide les gestionnaires de réseau à planifier et à opérer proactivement le réseau électrique. Elle est cruciale lors d'événements perturbateurs comme les tempêtes ou les incendies de forêt qui menacent la fiabilité de l’alimentation électrique. Actuellement, GE Vernova propose déjà le logiciel d'Alteia via GridOS® Visual Intelligence. Cette solution utilise des données visuelles et des workflows basés sur l'IA pour permettre aux gestionnaires de réseau de "visualiser" le réseau. Ils peuvent ainsi évaluer les dommages, identifier précisément les zones où la végétation doit être élaguée et inspecter les éléments clés sur des milliers de kilomètres de lignes électriques.
Grâce à cette acquisition, GridOS Visual Intelligence approfondira l’intégration des données visuelles avec les données opérationnelles issues des systèmes de gestion de réseau (tels que les logiciels de gestion avancée de la distribution). Cette synergie permettra de passer à l'action sur ces données, aidant les gestionnaires de réseau à véritablement "voir et ressentir" leur infrastructure, et offrant une conscience situationnelle accrue.
Les avancées continues des workflows IA s'appuieront sur ces informations. Elles permettront aux gestionnaires de réseau de réduire la probabilité d'événements catastrophiques et d'améliorer la résilience, notamment par des évaluations rapides des dommages pour reconstruire et restaurer le réseau.
Scott Reese, PDG de l'activité de logiciels d'électrification de GE Vernova, a déclaré: "Avec cette acquisition, nous sommes ravis d'accroître notre investissement dans un élément essentiel de notre offre GridOS. En collaboration avec l'équipe Alteia, dont l'expertise nous aidera à faire progresser notre vision de GridOS axée sur l'IA et les données, GE Vernova pourra résoudre les enjeux critiques que nos clients gestionnaires de réseau rencontrent quotidiennement. Nous les aiderons à utiliser les données visuelles et l'IA de manière opérationnelle pour prévenir les perturbations ou restaurer rapidement le réseau. Cette acquisition vise à solidifier davantage notre position de leader des données et de l'IA dans les logiciels d'orchestration de réseau et à ouvrir la voie à des cas d'utilisation supplémentaires qui pourraient améliorer la précision visuelle nécessaire aux opérations modernes du réseau."
Michael de Lagarde, PDG d'Alteia SAS, a déclaré : "Nous avons démarré Alteia avec la mission de simplifier l'intégration et l'analyse des données visuelles pour les gestionnaires de réseau. C’est une vision qui s'aligne parfaitement avec la suite logicielle GridOS de GE Vernova. Cette acquisition est plus qu'une étape stratégique - elle améliore notre capacité à offrir des solutions de pointe à nos clients tout en accélérant notre feuille de route IA pour des opérations d'infrastructure plus intelligentes et plus efficaces. À un niveau plus large, Alteia et GE Vernova partagent un engagement profond à relever le défi urgent de construire et maintenir des réseaux d'infrastructure plus résilients. C'est pourquoi nous sommes incroyablement fiers de nous associer à l'entreprise qui alimente le monde en électricité depuis son origine."
Les termes financiers de l'acquisition ne sont pas divulgués. Sous réserve de la satisfaction des conditions de clôture, la transaction devrait se conclure le 1er août 2025.
Pour plus d'informations sur GridOS et comment il peut aider les gestionnaires de réseau à naviguer dans la transition énergétique, cliquez ici.
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Logiciels d'électrification
GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) est une entreprise mondiale dédiée à l'énergie, structurée autour des segments Énergie, Éolien et Électrification, avec le soutien de ses activités accélératrices. Avec plus de 130 ans d'expérience dans la résolution des défis mondiaux liés à l’énergie, GE Vernova est idéalement positionnée pour mener la transition énergétique. Son objectif est d'électrifier le monde tout en le décarbonant. GE Vernova aide ses clients à alimenter les économies et à fournir l'électricité essentielle à la santé, à la sécurité, à la sûreté et à l'amélioration de la qualité de vie. GE Vernova est basée à Cambridge, Massachusetts, États-Unis, avec environ 75 000 employés dans environ 100 pays à travers le monde. Guidée par sa mission, "L'énergie pour changer le monde", la technologie de GE Vernova vise à bâtir un avenir énergétique plus abordable, fiable, durable et sécurisé.
L'activité Electrification Software de GE Vernova se concentre sur la fourniture d'applications intelligentes et d'informations cruciales pour accélérer l'électrification et la décarbonation de l'ensemble de l'écosystème énergétique – de sa production à sa consommation, en passant par son orchestration. Son activité Grid Software et son portefeuille GridOS® ont gagné la confiance des gestionnaires de réseau mondiaux pour orchestrer un réseau énergétique plus durable et fournir une électricité fiable et abordable à leurs clients.
Alteia
Alteia est une entreprise de logiciels française basée à Toulouse. C'est un leader des solutions d'intelligence visuelle basées sur l'IA, qui transforment la façon dont les industries exploitent les données visuelles pour la prise de décision opérationnelle.
En permettant une utilisation étendue des données visuelles, Alteia aide les organisations à extraire des informations exploitables à partir d'images, de données 3D, de données géospatiales et plus encore. Cette approche optimise les processus métier et renforce l’efficacité des infrastructures critiques.
Au cœur de la technologie d'Alteia se trouve sa suite avancée d'intelligence artificielle, conçue pour aider les opérateurs de réseaux et les gestionnaires d'infrastructures à anticiper et à gérer efficacement tous types de risques. Grâce à des analyses IA de pointe, les utilisateurs des solutions Alteia bénéficient d'une visibilité inégalée sur l'état de leurs équipements, leur permettant d’optimiser la planification, de réduire les risques et de maîtriser les coûts, tout en s’adaptant à un environnement réglementaire toujours plus exigeant.
Grâce à son engagement fort en faveur de l’innovation et de l’IA appliquée, Alteia façonne l’avenir de l’intelligence visuelle, aidant les organisations à renforcer leur résilience, leur efficacité et leur préparation aux défis de demain.
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GE Vernova to acquire Alteia, advancing AI-enabled GridOS® Visual Intelligence software
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Will further GE Vernova’s strategy to help utilities enhance operational systems with visual data and AI to provide situational intelligence and actionable insights.
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Will help utilities reduce the probability of catastrophic events and enhance resiliency to rebuild and restore the grid.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (July 21, 2025) - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) and Alteia SAS today announced that GE Vernova has agreed to acquire Alteia SAS. Alteia is a France-based software company specializing in AI computer vision and machine learning, to bring visual intelligence into operations. The acquisition of Alteia is intended to further GE Vernova’s strategy to bolster AI capabilities and give utilities visual data solutions that provide situational intelligence and actionable insights.
GE Vernova’s GridOS® portfolio, within the Electrification Software business, helps utilities proactively plan for and operate the electric grid through disruptive events such as storms and wildfires that can impact the availability of reliable power to customers. GE Vernova currently offers Alteia’s software to customers through its GridOS® Visual Intelligence, which uses visual data and AI-enabled workflows to help utilities “see” the grid and assess damage, identify where vegetation should be trimmed, and inspect key assets along thousands of miles of electrical lines.
Through this acquisition, GridOS Visual Intelligence will further integrate visual data and operational data from core systems, like Advanced Distribution Management Software, to take action on the data and help utilities "see and sense" the grid, providing an enhanced level of situational awareness. Continued advancements of the AI-workflows will build on the insights delivered to help utilities reduce the probability of catastrophic events and enhance resiliency with expedited damage assessments to rebuild and restore the grid.
Scott Reese, CEO of GE Vernova’s Electrification Software business, said: “With this acquisition, we are excited to increase our investment in a critical element of our GridOS offering. Together with the Alteia team, whose expertise will help to advance our AI- and data-centric vision for GridOS, GE Vernova will be able to solve for critical pain points that our utility customers face every day and help them use visual data and AI in an actionable way to prevent disruptions or restore power quickly. This acquisition aims to further solidify our position as a data and AI leader in grid orchestration software and pave the way for additional use cases that could enhance the visual precision needed for modern grid operations.”
Michael de Lagarde, CEO of Alteia SAS, said: “We started Alteia with the mission to simplify visual data integration and analysis for utilities, a vision that aligns perfectly with GE Vernova’s GridOS portfolio. This acquisition is more than just a strategic step - it enhances our ability to deliver cutting-edge solutions to our clients while accelerating our AI roadmap for smarter, more efficient infrastructure operations. At a broader level, Alteia and GE Vernova share a deep commitment to tackling the urgent challenge of building and maintaining more resilient infrastructure networks. That’s why we are incredibly proud to join forces with the company that has been powering the world from day one.”
The financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. The transaction is expected to close on August 1, 2025.
For more information on GridOS and how it can help utilities navigate the energy transition, click here.
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About Alteia
Alteia is a France-based software company headquartered in Toulouse, and a leading provider of AI-driven visual intelligence solutions, transforming how industries harness visual data for operational decision-making.
By enabling broad operational use of visual data, Alteia empowers businesses to extract actionable insights from images, 3D data, geospatial data and more, streamlining workflows and enhancing efficiency across critical infrastructure sectors.
At the core of Alteia’s technology is its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) stack, which enables grid operators and infrastructure managers to proactively address growing physical, financial, and compliance risks. By leveraging AI-powered analytics, these stakeholders gain unparalleled visibility into asset conditions, enabling smarter planning, risk mitigation, and cost optimization in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
With a commitment to innovation and scalability, Alteia is defining the future of visual intelligence, ensuring organizations remain resilient, efficient, and future-ready.
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GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.
GE Vernova’s Electrification Software business is focused on delivering the intelligent applications and insights needed to accelerate electrification and decarbonization across the entire energy ecosystem – from how it’s created, how it’s orchestrated, to how it’s consumed.
Grid Software business and GridOS® portfolio is trusted by global utilities to orchestrate a more sustainable energy grid and help deliver reliable and affordable electricity to their customers.
Power & Energy Resources Software helps improve reliability and drive decarbonization.
Proficy® Software & Services business delivers proven industrial software that improves efficiency and quality, enables connected workers, and operationalizes sustainability across diverse industries ranging from manufacturing to utilities.
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GE Vernova | External Communications, Electrification SoftwareGE Vernova Adding 250 New Jobs as Part of Pennsylvania Factory Expansion to Manufacture More Critical Grid Technologies
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New jobs at company’s Charleroi, PA factory will help manufacture additional high voltage switchgear products essential to operation of the country’s electric grids
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GE Vernova has now announced plans to create a total of 1,750 new U.S. jobs and to make $680 million in U.S. investments since January
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Company also has secured an order to provide seven of its high efficiency natural gas turbines to the Homer City, PA Energy Campus
Over next two years company creating approximately 700 new jobs across multiple factories
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Cambridge, MA (July 15, 2025) – As energy demand continues to surge, GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) plans to add 250 new jobs over the next two years at the company’s leading grid solutions factory in Charleroi, PA.
The new roles will help manufacture more high voltage switchgear products, which are critical components for stable and reliable operation of the nation’s electrical grids.
GE Vernova now plans to invest up to $100 million in Pennsylvania over the next two years, adding approximately 700 new jobs across multiple factories in the state that will help modernize the grid for economic growth, strengthen domestic supply chains, and boost national security.
This new Charleroi factory expansion builds on the company’s $600 million multi-year investment announced in January, originally expected to create a total of 1,500 new jobs across numerous U.S. factories.
“Powering the grid is at the core of powering America’s economy,” said Scott Strazik, CEO of GE Vernova. “These new jobs and investment reflect our ongoing commitment to not only building critical grid infrastructure with American workers, but reindustrializing Pennsylvania’s proud manufacturing legacy. They will also help strengthen our domestic supply chain, improve national security, and boost global competitiveness by closing a crucial gap.”
“We are investing in Charleroi and our advanced grid technology because it complements the investments we've made in power generation,” Strazik continued. “For the US to lead in energy, manufacturing critical domestic grid infrastructure is just as important generation.”
In addition to the new investment in its Charleroi facility, GE Vernova also announced it has secured a full order to provide seven of its high efficiency 7HA.02 natural gas turbines to the Homer City Energy Campus. The facility, once the largest coal plant in Pennsylvania, will provide up to 4.4GW of electricity to power what will become a more than 3,200-acre natural gas-powered data center campus, designed to meet the growing artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) needs of the innovative technology companies shaping America’s digital future. The Homer City Energy Campus is expected to be completed in 2027. ***
“The Homer City project shows what smart energy investments can achieve — delivering more reliable, affordable power for all, creating thousands of skilled jobs, and positioning Pennsylvania to help lead the next era of AI,” Strazik added.
The approximately $100 million of new investments in Pennsylvania over the next two years are part of a larger $9 billion cumulative global capex and R&D investment plan through 2028 that was announced at the company’s Investor Update in December 2024.
Currently GE Vernova’s technology helps produce more than half of the power in the United States, and the company has more than 18,000 workers across 50 states and 18 U.S. manufacturing facilities.
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***For financial editors: the seven 7HA.02 gas turbines were announced as slot reservation agreements on April 2, 2025. These units have since moved to a secured order in 3Q25.
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GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.
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GE Vernova to modernize key cross-border grid hub for TransnetBW in Germany
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GE Vernova to build critical substation in Germany to enhance reliability and handle increasing power flows
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Strengthens cross-border power flows and renewable integration between Germany, France, and Switzerland.
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Supports Europe’s energy transition by enabling more renewable energy to flow reliably across borders
Berlin, Germany (08 July, 2025) – GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today announced it has been awarded a contract by German transmission system operator TransnetBW to modernize the Kühmoos grid node - an important electrical substation in southern Germany that plays a vital role in cross-border power flows and regional grid stability. Once complete, the upgraded site is expected to enhance frequency regulation, voltage stability, and power exchange between Germany, France, and Switzerland.
Strengthening a Strategic Grid Node
Located near the Swiss border, Kühmoos serves as a critical transmission hub and connection point for two major pumped-storage hydropower plants. As part of Germany’s broader effort to strengthen grid infrastructure the modernization of Kühmoos aims to increase the capacity and reliability of the substation to support the integration of renewable energy and rising power flows across interconnected European networks.
Scope of GE Vernova’s Work
GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions business will lead turnkey delivery of a new 380 kV gas-insulated substation (GIS), replacing the existing air insulated switchgear, doubling capacity within a significantly smaller footprint while maintaining live operations throughout construction. The project includes 15 bays of compact GIS technology a 4 Main Busbar System, allowing for more flexible, secure, and space-efficient power distribution.
The project also integrates a mechanical switched capacitor with damping network (MSCDN) - a technology that helps regulate voltage and reduce losses, especially as more high-power flows move through the grid.
Dr. Rainer Pflaum, CFO at TransnetBW, said: “At the substation Kühmoos of TransnetBW, we are reinforcing a vital energy hub for both Germany and our neighbouring countries, France and Switzerland. The collaboration with GE Vernova supports our ambition to expand and future-proof our transmission network while continuing to operate reliably and safely. This modernisation is therefore a major milestone in the transformation of our grid, ensuring the electricity supply in south-western Baden-Württemberg.”
“This is a landmark project for the region and a proud moment for GE Vernova,” said Johan Bindele, Vice President and CEO of Grid Systems Integration at GE Vernova. “Modernizing critical grid nodes like Kühmoos is essential for supporting the long-term reliability of Europe’s power system, especially as countries expand their use of renewables and seek greater interconnection across borders. Europe is our largest market for Electrification, and we are deeply committed to supporting its energy transition. We are honored to support TransnetBW in building grid infrastructure that is both future-ready and resilient.”
Supporting Europe’s Grid of the Future
Europe is rapidly scaling up its renewable energy ambitions, with the EU power sector expected to generate around 70% of its electricity from renewables by 2030 and nearly 90% by 2050, according to the latest IRENA outlook. To reach these targets, grid modernization, accelerated infrastructure investment, and better cross-border coordination are critical. Recent insights from the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Energy Transition Index also underscore the urgent need to improve system flexibility and resilience, especially as electricity demand rises. Projects like Kühmoos - designed to enhance transmission capacity, system stability, and cross-border connectivity - are essential enablers of Europe’s energy transition and long-term competitiveness.
GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions business is a global leader in delivering advanced technologies that connect, stabilize, and protect the grid. With this contract, the company reinforces its longstanding presence in Europe and ongoing commitment to building the resilient infrastructure needed to power the energy transition.
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GE Vernova booked this order in Q2 of 2025
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GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.
GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions business electrifies the world with advanced grid technologies and systems, enabling power transmission and distribution across the power grid, and supporting a decarbonized and secured energy transition.
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Phantom Power: Saudi Arabia Joins the Condenser Revival as the Kingdom of Oil Pursues Big Solar

The 2020s have a lot in common with the 1920s when it comes to the buildout of electrical power. Back then, grids were largely driven by coal, which was polluting, to be sure, but offered stability to big, national electrical systems with power plants that often ran uninterrupted for long periods of time. Then came hydropower, with its distant electrical power generators. Power engineers, trying to figure out how to transmit power from faraway places, developed an unusual machine called a synchronous condenser.
GE Vernova-Larsen & Toubro consortium to build advanced National System Control Center (NSCC) for KETRACO in Kenya
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New centers being built at Embakasi and Suswa with advanced grid technology for efficient electricity transmission.
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GE Vernova to provide advanced grid technology and software, with Larsen & Toubro handling all civil works.
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Project financed by France through the French Development Agency and the French Treasury.
NAIROBI, Kenya (June 11, 2025) – GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) today announced that the GE Vernova-Larsen & Toubro (L&T) consortium will build an advanced National System Control Center (NSCC) for Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) to monitor and manage Kenya’s national electricity grid. The work will include constructing a Main Control Centre building in Embakasi, equipped with advanced grid software solutions and the latest substation automation, monitoring, and communication equipment. Additionally, an Emergency Control Centre building in Suswa will be constructed, featuring the same systems and an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system for transmission operations. GE Vernova booked the order in the first quarter of 2025.
Kenya's Electricity Goals
Kenya has set ambitious electricity goals aimed at achieving universal access and transitioning to a sustainable energy future. The country aims to ensure that 100% of its population has access to reliable and affordable electricity by 2030. To achieve this, Kenya is investing heavily in expanding its electricity grid and enhancing generation capacity. Additionally, Kenya is focusing on enhancing energy efficiency and developing smart grid technologies to optimize electricity transmission, distribution and consumption.
“A new, advanced NSCC is essential for managing increased electricity demand as Kenya's economy grows. When commissioned, the new NSCC system would play a critical role in supporting our mandate as System Operator(SO). It will ensure reliable, secure, and efficient electricity transmission across the country. It is a game-changer for Kenya’s electricity transmission capabilities, significantly improving our ability to manage the grid, enhance the quality of power, and integrate renewable energy sources,” said Dr. Eng. John Mativo, MBS, Managing Director and CEO at KETRACO.
Consortium Roles and Responsibilities
GE Vernova, through its French entity Grid Solutions SAS, will lead the consortium and provide advanced grid technology from its Electrification Software and Grid Automation portfolio. This technology includes two solutions from its GridOS® orchestration software portfolio—Advanced Energy Management Systems (AEMS) and Wide Area Management Systems (WAMS)—Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM), and several solutions from its grid automation portfolio - GridBeats™ - Asset Performance Management System (APM), Condition Monitoring devices, Substation Automation Systems, and Telecommunication Systems. Larsen & Toubro will handle all civil works, including the construction of two fully equipped greenfield control center buildings, equipment installation, and support for system configuration, testing, and commissioning. The project is expected to be completed within three years.
“GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to handle projects of this scale and complexity, requiring both advanced software solutions and grid automation equipment, as well as unique financing solutions. With our comprehensive capabilities in managing such projects end-to-end, we believe KETRACO will significantly benefit from GE Vernova’s expertise, ensuring seamless integration and operational efficiency from project inception to completion,” said Philippe Piron, CEO of GE Vernova’s Electrification Systems businesses. “By providing Kenya with an advanced electricity control center, we’re aiming to enhance the reliability and efficiency of its national grid. This is a pivotal step in paving the way for a more sustainable future that supports the country’s electrification and decarbonization goals.”
Financial and Development Support
The project is made possible through a financing partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Treasury, which are providing vital support to KETRACO for the development of a stronger and more sustainable electricity grid in Kenya. This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to advancing Kenya’s energy goals by enabling more reliable and efficient power infrastructure.
“France is committed to supporting sustainable infrastructure projects in Kenya, notably in the Power sector, as part of the broader ongoing collaboration between Kenya and France on energy transition and climate. A modern NSCC will make the Kenyan grid more resilient and reliable, enabling the integration of more variable renewable energy and ultimately providing more reliable and affordable power to Kenya’s businesses and households. The project is fully financed by France with two separate and complementary financing from AFD and the French Treasury, supported by a related grand from the European Union dedicated to Capacity building,” said H.E Arnaud Suquet, the French Ambassador to Kenya.
GE Vernova’s Financial Services business played an integral role in the procurement process, advising the consortium and securing concessional financing from the French Treasury to supplement AFD’s funding. This seamless partnership showcases the importance of combining technical expertise with innovative financing to deliver impactful, future-ready energy solutions.
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A National System Control Center (NSCC) is like a central brain of a country's electricity grid. It's responsible for monitoring, controlling, and optimizing the flow of electricity across the entire power system. It can also effectively integrate renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and geothermal into the grid. Real-time monitoring allows for prompt corrective actions, improving grid stability and reducing the risk of power outages and blackouts.
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About GE Vernova
GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.
GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions business electrifies the world with advanced grid technologies and systems, enabling power transmission and distribution across the power grid, and supporting a decarbonized and secured energy transition.
GE Vernova’s Electrification Software business is focused on delivering the intelligent applications and insights needed to accelerate electrification and decarbonization across the entire energy ecosystem – from how it’s created, how it’s orchestrated, to how it’s consumed.
Grid Software business and GridOS® portfolio is trusted by global utilities to orchestrate a more sustainable energy grid and help deliver reliable and affordable electricity to their customers.
Power & Energy Resources Software helps improve reliability and drive decarbonization.
Proficy® Software & Services business delivers proven industrial software that improves efficiency and quality, enables connected workers, and operationalizes sustainability across diverse industries ranging from manufacturing to utilities.
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GE Vernova | External Communications, Electrification SoftwareGE Vernova whitepapers offer pragmatic approach on AI for more intelligent energy grids
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (June 10, 2025) – As utilities face increasing complexity in the modern energy landscape, GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) has released two whitepapers examining the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in making electric grids more intelligent. These whitepapers are part of a comprehensive series exploring the application of AI to grid operations, planning, and energy market use cases.
First Whitepaper: Empower Intelligent Grids With AI (Download Here)
Utilities are navigating unprecedented challenges impacting the reliability and resiliency of the grid. Integrating both renewable and distributed energy sources like rooftop solar and battery storage makes it difficult for operators to keep the grid in balance. Data centers and broad electrification efforts present difficulties with increased and concentrated demand, along with variable and large energy load patterns. The frequency of extreme weather events and cyber threats threaten grid resilience. Traditional grid management approaches are proving inadequate in addressing these dynamic challenges. AI offers game-changing potential but integrating it into grid planning and operations can be difficult for utilities due to siloed data from disparate systems across operational technology (OT), information technology (IT), and external data (e.g. weather).
This whitepaper offers key steps and considerations to help utilities take a practical approach to successful AI adoption, with building a solid data foundation as an easy first step. It also looks at how GE Vernova’s GridOS® Data Fabric can help utilities access, integrate, and contextualize energy data from GridOS applications and disparate sources in a single, unified view that spans transmission and distribution. Download here.
Second Whitepaper: AI in Grid Operations (Download Here)
Innovative AI capabilities are needed for grid operators to enhance operational insights, provide decision-making guidance, and offer advanced automation. This whitepaper delves deeper into the crucial role of AI in grid operations, with a focus on detection, prediction, and optimization. Key insights include:
The complex challenges driving the need for AI adoption in real-time and near-real-time grid operations—intermittent renewables, higher peak loads, distributed generation, multi-directional energy flows, and severe weather events—as well as the requirements utilities must fulfill to successfully apply AI in these areas.
An AI adoption framework that takes a pragmatic approach and accounts for risk, including technical and regulatory factors and the automation maturity journey that starts with decision support, then human-in-the-loop, and finally, full automation.
Current and emerging AI/ML capabilities in grid operations, including forecasting, inertia prediction, disruption preparation, operator decision support (virtual operator), alarm analysis, log analysis, and more.
The whitepaper also looks at how GridOS, the first software portfolio designed specifically for grid orchestration, provides the necessary AI platform to support utilities in their AI/ML journey across various maturity levels and automation needs. GridOS comprises a microservices-based architecture and provides horizontal scalability, solution composability, a grid-specific data foundation, and hybrid cloud deployment capability. All of these are essential for AI-enabled applications. Download here.
Quote from Mahesh Sudhakaran, General Manager of GE Vernova’s Grid Software business: “There is no AI for electric grid networks without unlocking control system data. Our mission is to empower every utility to achieve grid orchestration through data and AI. We have a pragmatic approach to help utilities unlock their energy data and activate AI-enabled applications and train AI models so they can orchestrate a more intelligent grid.”
Happening Now: GridOS Customer Conference
This announcement coincides with Orchestrate 2025, GE Vernova’s annual GridOS customer conference. More than seventy global electric utilities are attending the event, which is taking place June 10–13 in Boston, MA. To learn more about how GE Vernova’s grid orchestration software can help utilities achieve a more sustainable energy grid, click here.
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About GE Vernova
GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.
GE Vernova’s Electrification Software business is focused on delivering the intelligent applications and insights needed to accelerate electrification and decarbonization across the entire energy ecosystem – from how it’s created, how it’s orchestrated, to how it’s consumed.
Grid Software business and GridOS® portfolio is trusted by global utilities to orchestrate a more sustainable energy grid and help deliver reliable and affordable electricity to their customers.
Power & Energy Resources Software helps improve reliability and drive decarbonization.
Proficy® Software & Services business delivers proven industrial software that improves efficiency and quality, enables connected workers, and operationalizes sustainability across diverse industries ranging from manufacturing to utilities.
© 2025 GE Vernova and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
GE and the GE Monogram are trademarks of General Electric Company used under trademark license.
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GE Vernova | External Communications, Electrification SoftwareGE Vernova to advance Norway’s grid decarbonization with SF₆-free technology
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GE Vernova to deliver two SF₆-free 420 kV gas-insulated substations (GIS) in Norway, utilizing its g³ technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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The substations are expected to modernize Norway’s grid, increase capacity, and enable the electrification of Melkøya Island, home to Equinor’s Snøhvit gas field and Hammerfest LNG plant
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These two substations demonstrate GE Vernova's g³ gas technology, widely adopted by multiple Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), as a leading SF₆-free solution for high voltage switchgear from 72.5 kV up to 420 kV
Hammerfest, Norway (May 21, 2025) – GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today announced the forthcoming deployment of two high-voltage 420 kV sulfur hexafluoride - free (SF6-free) gas-insulated substations (GIS) for Statnett SF, Norway’s Transmission System Operator (TSO), and Equinor ASA. Awarded in the fourth quarter of last year, the contract covers the design, supply, and installation of GIS units at Skaidi and Hyggevatn as part of Statnett’s 420 kV transmission line project—an important milestone supporting Norway’s energy transition and decarbonization effort.
The Skaidi substation involves upgrading the existing facility, while the Hyggevatn substation will be a completely new installation. Together, they aim to modernize Norway’s electrical grid, increase capacity, and electrify Melkøya Island, home to Equinor’s Snøhvit gas field and Hammerfest LNG plant. This initiative aligns with Statnett’s and Equinor’s commitment to achieving a sustainable energy transition while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The design of these next-generation substations will be based on GE Vernova’s g³ technology, which replaces SF₆ gas, a potent greenhouse gas commonly used in high-voltage equipment. The g³ technology is part of GE Vernova’s GRiDEA portfolio, a suite of decarbonization solutions that empower grid operators to meet their net-zero objectives. Launched in 2014, g³ gas shows an approximately 99% reduction in greenhouse gas contribution to global warming compared to SF₆, supporting the energy sector’s decarbonization goals.
Driving decarbonization of the grid across Europe
“This project in Norway is the latest of many contracts that we have signed for our new SF₆-free 420 kV T155g GIS since our first one in Scotland in 2020. GE Vernova’s g³ product portfolio has experienced strong commercial growth since the launch of our first SF6-free product, underscoring the trust placed in g³ by over 60 utilities in Europe and Asia,” said Eric Chaussin, Power Transmission Business Leader at GE Vernova’s Electrification segment. “This marks another important milestone in our journey to electrify and decarbonize the world’s grids. We are proud to support the climate ambitions of Norway.”
GE Vernova’s g³ technology roadmap covers a wide range of voltage levels, from 72.5 kV up to 550 kV. The EU Commission LIFE Programme recognized the potential of this innovative technology by co-funding the development of the SF₆-free 420 kV GIS interrupter under the "LifeGRID" project. The g³ technology is now enabling utilities to take immediate action to reduce the carbon footprint of their high-voltage power grids, supporting their decarbonization goals.
Statnett’s Skaidi and Hyggevatn substations are expected to become operational by 2029. GE Vernova has a track record of successful GIS Substations in Norway, including in Oslo Smestad, Sogn, and Hamang.
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About GE Vernova
GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.
GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions business electrifies the world with advanced grid technologies and systems, enabling power transmission and distribution across the power grid, and supporting a decarbonized and secured energy transition.
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