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).
Our key tasks
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 23,500 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
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TenneT continues strongly on strategic growth path
12/03/21 07:30:00
News
Investment of EUR 3.4 billion in European energy transition and system resilience in 2020; strong operational performance with grid availability of 99.9999%. Solid financial performance in 2020 with…
More Flexibility for the Electricity Grid: Austrian Power Grid (APG) Joins European Crowd Balancing Platform EQUIGY
01/02/21 12:35:25
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Innovation
The digital “crowd balancing platform” EQUIGY helps to manage the energy transition and makes it easier for new and small players to participate in markets for grid balancing and the redispatch…
The North Sea is becoming the powerhouse of Northwest Europe – Offshore wind energy as a central lever for the energy transition
20/01/21 08:35:13
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Offshore Project
TenneT increases transmission capacity to more than 26,000 megawatts in the German and Dutch North Sea by 2030 / 2020 North Sea "wind harvest" exceeds previous year by more than twelve percent …
TenneT and other leading European TSOs launch joint initiative to reduce Green House Gas emissions
18/12/20 09:33:46
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Projects
German project
This Green House Gas reduction effort will tackle TSOs’ own carbon footprint while also addressing much greater opportunities at system level, driven by electrification and the integration of…
Viessmann and TenneT launch first project for smart use of heat and electricity
16/12/20 06:55:29
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Project
Innovation
Stabilising the German power grid with smart heat pumps / Climate solution provider and transmission grid operator launch ViFlex pilot project / Bundling heat pumps and electricity storage units to…
The Netherlands and Denmark explore opportunities for offshore energy hub together
15/12/20 17:10:54
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Innovation
The Netherlands and Denmark have signed an agreement of intent in which they agree to have TenneT, Gasunie and Energinet carry out further research into a joint energy hub in the North Sea. The…
