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
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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.
Electricity 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 usFootage NordLink
1. Pictures
NordLink impressions 2015 to date (listed chronologically)
Converter construction site NordLink in Wilster/Schleswig-Holstein in August 2020. In the foreground the switching station and the transformers, in the background the converter halls.
The NordLink converter plant in Wilster: A look into the valve hall.
The DC hall in the converter station in Wilster.
The completed NordLink converter station in Tonstad, Norway, spring 2020.
The NordLink converter station in Tonstad from inside: Here a view into the choke hall.
The NordLink converter station in Tonstad, outdoor shot in November 2020. In the foreground the control panels.
2. Videos
Shotliste „Luftaufnahmen Trafotransport Brunsbüttel‐Wilster vom 07.06.2018"
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3. Info stuff & graphics
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