We are primarily tasked with providing power transmission services, system services and facilitating the energy market. Our core tasks follow from our appointment as grid operator under the Dutch 'Elektriciteitswet' (E-wet) and the German 'Energiewirtschaftsgesetz' (EnWG).
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Innovation
TenneT presents Hub and Spoke concept for large scale wind energy on the North Sea.
Read moreOur grid
TenneT manages the high-voltage grid in the Netherlands and large parts of Germany. TenneT transmits electricity at 110,000 volts (110 kV) and higher. With around 24,500 kilometres of high-voltage lines, we cross borders and connect countries.
Offshore Outlook 2050
Already by 2030, the originally planned capacity of 15 gigawatts of offshore wind energy will increase to 20 GW.
To Offshore Outlook 2050Electricity market
The energy sector is developing rapidly. The process of European market integration began some years ago. Its purpose is to create a single European market that enables market parties to trade gas and electricity across national borders easily and efficiently.
Transparency data
We provide transparency data on our operations on our Dutch and German transparency page and on ENTSO-E.
To transparency pagesE-Insights
Our vision is to be one of the most transparent Transmission System Operators (TSO) in Europe and thereby creating value for society. In this Energy Insights section we present selected energy related topics and show data, information and valuable insights.
Company
TenneT is a leading European electricity transmission system operator (TSO), with activities in the Netherlands and in Germany. We strive to ensure a reliable and uninterrupted supply of electricity in our high-voltage grid for some 42 million people.
We are TenneT
Meet usLighting the way ahead together
We are committed to providing a secure and reliable supply of electricity, today and in the future and to playing our role to drive the energy transition.
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Latest news
Large-scale offshore tender sets TenneT on course to deliver 2030 offshore expansion targets
23/06/22
TenneT congestion studies update
01/06/22TenneT expects the ongoing congestion management studies to be completed as of September. The various studies are in full swing and extensive market...
Ørsted offshore wind farm is the first to supply balancing capacity to German grid
19/05/22Ørsted's Borkum Riffgrund 1 wind farm is the first German offshore wind farm whose produced electricity is fed into the German electricity grid of...
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How our electricity flows
TenneT Virtual Vision
Virtual Vision Berlin – located within the TenneT representation in the German capital – creates a mixed-reality experience and gives its visitors unique, interactive insights into the tasks and challenges of a European transmission system operator.
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EQUIGY
Equigy helps balance the grid and ensure security of supply for the energy transition. The Equigy Crowd Balancing Platform uses blockchain technology to integrate, via aggregators, new sources of flexibility from consumer-based devices into ancillary service markets.
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