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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50Hertz and TenneT test Equigy Blockchain Platform for congestion management processes involving household systems
09/12/20 11:00:34
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Innovation
Bayreuth/Berlin, 3 December 2020 – The two transmission system operators 50Hertz and TenneT will jointly launch sustainable concepts in Germany to integrate small decentralised generators and storage…
Open invitation for webinar: Electrons and Molecules – how to make it a love affair?
28/10/20 09:00:00
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Innovation
Many European Member States and the European Commission are in the middle of defining their hydrogen policies. Hopes are high that this new energy carrier will play an important role in reaching the…
Deep Dig-It trencher buries cables to 5,5 metres depth for offshore grid connection
23/09/20 07:00:00
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Innovation
To the north of the Maasvlakte, TenneT is building the Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore grid to connect new offshore wind farms. Four cables will have to be buried into the North Sea seabed for this…
National Grid and TenneT to jointly develop vision to link offshore wind farms to Britain and the Netherlands
22/09/20 16:26:00
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Innovation
National Grid Ventures, the commercial development arm of National Grid plc, and Dutch Transmission System Operator TenneT have today (22 Sept), announced a cooperation agreement to explore the…
TenneT TSO B.V. intends to launch the process for contracting Reactive Power for 2021
04/09/20 13:32:20
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Innovation
TenneT hereby invites potential suppliers to express their interest in the process for contracting Reactive Power for 2021 TenneT hereby invites potential suppliers to express their interest in the…
Equigy platform gives European consumers access to tomorrow's sustainable energy market
23/04/20 09:35:00
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Innovation
- TSOs TenneT, Swissgrid and Terna are developing a European blockchain platform. - Batteries from millions of households will stabilise the electricity grid in the future. - Important innovation…
