• Advanced solutions in power transmission, conversion, energy storage, automation, and digital software to support utilities facing rapid electricity demand growth
• Comprehensive, integrated systems engineered to enhance grid reliability, adaptability, stability, cybersecurity, and operational efficiency
• Innovative product launches, strategic collaborations, and technical publications scheduled throughout CIGRE Paris 2026

Paris, France, (August 20, 2026) – GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) has unveiled its participation plans for CIGRE Paris 2026, a premier global forum for power transmission and grid system professionals, set for August 23–28.

Global electricity consumption is rising sharply, fueled by economic expansion, industrial electrification, and the emergence of high-demand applications like artificial intelligence and large-scale data centers. Concurrently, increasing renewable generation is connecting to grids, making power networks more intricate. Addressing this surge calls for not only expanded generation capacity but also robust infrastructure to efficiently transmit, manage, and distribute electricity from production sites to end users.

At CIGRE 2026, GE Vernova will highlight how its portfolio of technologies functions as cohesive, integrated systems to tackle critical utility challenges—ranging from boosting transmission capabilities and ensuring grid resilience to integrating massive new loads such as data centers and heavy industries.

Driving Customer-Focused Results

GE Vernova’s technical agenda centers on delivering measurable benefits to grid operators across four core areas:

• Reliability: Enabling utilities to scale and modernize power infrastructure while ensuring consistent, dependable electricity delivery amid growing demand and system complexity.
• Flexibility & Stability: Equipping grids to handle fluctuating power flows and dynamic operating conditions using advanced power electronics, grid-forming inverters, and energy storage integration.
• Efficiency: Leveraging digitalization, AI-driven analytics, automation, and asset performance intelligence to optimize existing infrastructure and improve decision-making.
• Security: Enhancing cyber and physical protection for increasingly digitized and interconnected grid systems to ensure long-term resilience.

Connect with GE Vernova Thought Leaders

During the event, GE Vernova will introduce key product advancements, announce new industry partnerships, and release technical white papers and solution briefs aimed at solving pressing energy sector challenges.

Highlighted publications at CIGRE include:

• Unlocking Substation Value: Turning infrastructure into data-rich strategic assets – examining how data integration transforms substations into intelligent, predictive network assets
• Validating VPAC: Performance, Reliability, and Scalability in Virtualized Protection Systems – presenting a structured testing methodology to verify vPAC (virtual protection, automation & control) for mission-critical applications
• Stability by Design: WAMPAC for a dynamic grid – detailing how WAMPAC (wide area monitoring, protection and control) integrates real-time monitoring, protection, and control functions to maintain grid stability

GE Vernova’s engineering specialists and technical leaders will be available at Booth #C93 to provide in-depth insights into these innovations and discuss collaborative efforts to modernize grid infrastructure. Attendees can join technical seminars or schedule personalized meetings to explore the future of power systems.

About GE Vernova

GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) is a globally focused energy enterprise comprising Power, Wind, and Electrification divisions, backed by dedicated accelerator units. Drawing on over 130 years of innovation in solving complex global energy challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely equipped to advance the energy transition by expanding access to electricity while driving decarbonization. The company supports customers in powering economies and delivering essential, reliable power that underpins health, safety, security, and higher living standards. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., GE Vernova operates with more than 75,000 employees across 100+ countries.

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