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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50 results
SuedOstLink: Orders placed for converters near Landshut and Magdeburg
50Hertz and TenneT’s direct current project reaches important milestone / Siemens receives order for converter stations 50Hertz and TenneT’s direct current project reaches important milestone Siemens…
Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Solberg officially inaugurate NordLink by jointly pressing ‘digital button’
‘Green cable’ for exchanging German wind energy with Norwegian hydropower increases electricity supply security from renewable energies / Chancellor Merkel: “NordLink is a milestone for sustainable…
Transmission system operators submit second draft of network development plan 2035, Version 2021
Input from consultation phase incorporated into Network Development Plan / Grid analyses for long-term scenario B 2040 confirm need for grid expansion / Stability analyses reveal considerable need…
Offshore grid connection BorWin5: TenneT awards contracts for converter stations and cables
11/08/20 08:42:39
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German
Offshore Project
The consortium of Siemens AG and Dragados Offshore S.A. has been awarded the contract for the construction of converter stations on land and at sea, while NKT HV Cables AB has been awarded the…
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…
SuedLink: Contract awarded for plastic-insulated 525 kV underground cables
TenneT and TransnetBW invest approx. €2 billion in state-of-the-art cable technology / Contracts awarded to NKT and Prysmian / Major step closer to implementation for SuedLink TenneT and TransnetBW…
