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 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.
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Investments rising to EUR 4-5 billion a year in the next years - TenneT scaling up for European energy transition
• TenneT invested EUR 1,408 million in the Dutch and German high-voltage grids in the first half of 2020, a 30% increase compared to the first half of 2019 (EUR 1,094 million). • Underlying…
Noordzee onderhandelaarsakkoord goed voor energietransitie
Het nu bereikte onderhandelaarsakkoord voor de Noordzee is belangrijk voor een breed gedragen voortgang van de energietransitie in Nederland. TenneT ziet de Noordzee als een belangrijke bron van…
TenneT to invest an additional €215 mio in high voltage grid in the north of the Netherlands
TenneT is planning to invest an additional €215 million in connection capacity for two GigaWatts (GW) of solar and wind farms in the north of Netherlands. Two new 380 kV/110 kV high voltage…
TenneT congratulates Vattenfall
TenneT warmly congratulates Vattenfall as the winner of the tender for the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (zuid) 3 and 4. This is another wonderful confirmation of the success of the Dutch…
TenneT successfully closes a EUR 500 million Green US Private Placement
• TenneT first Dutch Green USPP issuer • Market showed keen interest with an order book of almost EUR 1bn • Further diversification of TenneT's investor base and funding sources TenneT first Dutch…
Electricity plant in port of Rotterdam ready to act as the 'starter motor of the south'
04/10/18 13:34:03
Dutch
A recovery facility for the high-voltage grid has been put into operation at the gas-fuelled Enecogen electricity plant in the port of Rotterdam. This facility – equivalent to an enormous emergency…
