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.
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 usExecutive Board
The Executive Board is responsible for the management of TenneT and the general conduct of the company’s business and the group companies affiliated with the company. The Executive Board consists of the following members: Manon van Beek, Otto Jager, Ben Voorhorst and Tim Meyerjürgens.
Manon van Beek (1970)
Chair Executive Board / Chief Executive Officer
Nationality: Dutch
Initial appointment: 2018
Other functions qualitate qua:
- Chair of the Aufsichtsrat TenneT TSO GmbH
- Member Board TenneT Verwaltungs GmbH
Other functions:
- Chair Supervisory Board Kanker.nl Foundation
- Chair Board Giving Back Foundation
- Chair Board Refugee Talent Hub Foundation
- Member of Advisory Board Top Woman of the Year Foundation
- General Member Board of German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce DNHK
- Council of the Thinktank Agora Energiewende
Otto Jager (1970)
Member Executive Board / Chief Financial Officer
Nationality: Dutch
Initial appointment: 2013
Other functions qualitate qua:
- Member Board TenneT TSO B.V.
- Member Board TenneT TSO GmbH
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Relined B.V.
Other functions:
- Member Advisory Council of the New CFO Executive Program, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ben Voorhorst (1959)
Member Executive Board / Chief Operating Officer
Nationality: Dutch
Initial appointment: 2006
Other functions qualitate qua:
- Member Board TenneT TSO B.V.
- Member Board TenneT TSO GmbH
Other functions:
- Member Board Netbeheer Nederland
- Member Cooperation Board TSCNET Services GmbH
- Member Supervisory Board ETPA
- Member Standing Committee on European Integration of the Advisory Board on International Issues
Tim Meyerjürgens (1975)
Member Executive Board / Chief Operating Officer
Nationality: German
Initial appointment: 2019
Other functions qualitate qua:
- Member Board TenneT TSO B.V.
- Member Board TenneT TSO GmbH
- Member Board TenneT Verwaltungs GmbH
- Member Board TenneT Offshore GmbH
Other functions:
- Member Executive Board WAB (Wind Energy Association Bremerhaven)
- Member Advisory Board Offshore Wind Energy MBA
- Member Board of Trustees German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation
- Member Advisory Board Federal Association of Wind Farms Offshore
- Member Board of Directors FGH (Forschungsgemeinschaft für Elektrische Anlagen und Stromwirtschaft e. V.)
- Board of Trustees FGE (Forschungsgesellschaft Energie e. V.)
- Member of the German National Committee of CIGRE
