CENTREL is the regional group of four transmission system operator companies:

• CEPS, a.s. of the Czech Republic
• Hungarian Power System Operator Company- MAVIR ZRt. of Hungary
• PSE-Operator S.A. of Poland
• Slovenská elektrizacná prenosová sústava, a.s. - SEPS, a.s. of the Slovak Republic.

CENTREL was founded on 11 October 1992 in Prague following significant political changes in all of the above-mentioned countries after 1989. These four countries have been collectively referred to as the “Visegrad Group” since a summit of the countries’ leaders that took place in 1991.

After establishing CENTREL, the conditions for membership to the Union for the Coordination of Transmission of Electricity (UCTE) were created. And CENTREL has been a member of UCTE since 1 January 1999.

The UCTE is the association of transmission system operators in continental Europe, providing a reliable market base by efficient and secure electric "power highways".

50 years of joint activities laid the basis for a leading position in the world which the UCTE holds in terms of the quality of synchronous operation of interconnected power systems.

Through the networks of the UCTE, about 450 million people are supplied with electric energy – annual electricity consumption totals approximately 2300 TWh.

As CENTREL electricity network comprises the interconnected systems of its Members, the main objectives and tasks of CENTREL are as follows:

• Efficient use of transmission capacity through the establishment of economic, business, technical and organizational conditions and the provision of mutual assistance which facilitates electricity trading;
• Enhanced regional cooperation of CENTREL members;
• Promoting regional interests in the European electricity sector;
• Developing transmission systems in CENTREL area;
• Reliable operation of common system block;
• Exchange of experience and improvement of operational conditions of the CENTREL Members’ transmission systems, including system services;
• Exchange of information.

For more information about CENTREL and the Visegrad Group, visit the following links:

UCTE – http://www.ucte.org/

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