Welcome to CIGRE NZ 2026 Summer Workshops

5th and 19-20th February 2026

Integrated Power System Solutions

CIGRE NZNC. B5 and B4 community presents Electromagnetic Transient Tool blended workshop this summer on 5th February 2026 supported by OPAL-RT alongside CIGRE New Zealand AGM (Online) that afternoon.

CIGRE NZNC. B2 and B3 community meets this summer on 19-20th February 2026 to conduct their panels, workshop and annual planning (Registration required to attend this part of the summer workshop)

Sponsorship possibility available (Click below)

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Technical Knowledge Partners

Workshop Schedule for 5th February 2026

The highlights of the morning session include special interaction with OAPL-RT and their experts. (OPAL-RT global announcement of this event)

The second half is a selected presentation continuing from Digital Substation workshop undertaken as part of recently delivered CIGRE AORC Technical conference here conducted in Auckland (Recent Electra Article pictures below this schedule provides details) is to be followed by this workshop which is an updated and refined version. in addition to 2 to 3 demonstrations from researchers using actual IEDs and real-time emulation tools for EMT. In true CIGRE NZ fashion, this session is primarily for life-long technical learning to engineers and practicing experts within our local Kiwi community.

CIGRE NZ 2026 Summer Workshop

Time	Description
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM	Welcome and Opening Karakia
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM	CIGRE B4 and B5 overview and introduction
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM	Case studies related to grid integration using EMT tools
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM	Case studies related to grid integration using EMT tools
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM	CIGRE New Zealand AGM
12:30 PM – 01:15 PM	Lunch Break (A planning discussion over lunch to set priorities for the next two years)
01:15 PM – 03:20 PM	Case studies related to grid integration using EMT tools, featuring hands-on OPAL-RT demonstrations (exclusive for in-person attendees)
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM	Thank you and closing

Workshop Schedule for 19th-20th February 2026

Open to all power systems engineers and researchers
Technical Workshop CIGRE NZ B2 and B3 presentations and panels

19/02/26	09:30 -10:00 AM	Registration & Coffee Break
	10:00 – 10:30 AM	Welcome and Opening Karakia Workshop Chair, NZNC Technical Chair, CIGRE NZ Chair
	10:30 – 01:00 PM	*Technical Workshop CIGRE NZ B2, B3, B4, and B5 presentations*
	01:00 – 01:45 PM Lunch
	1:45 – 05:00 PM	CIGRE NZ B2 Overhead Lines and CIGRE NZ B3 Substations & Electrical Installations (Continued)
	05:30 – 07:30 PM Dinner and Networking

20/02/26	09:30 -10:00 AM	Registration & Coffee Break
	10:00 – 12:30 PM	CIGRE NZ B2 Overhead Lines and CIGRE NZ B3 Substations & Electrical Installations Panel discussion
	12:30 – 01:15 PM Lunch
	1:15 – 03:15 PM	CIGRE NZ B2 Overhead Lines and CIGRE NZ B3 Substations & Electrical Installations Panel discussion (Continued)
	03:15 – 03:30 PM Closing and Vote of Thanks