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 usPurpose, Promise and Principles
Our Principles are the rules we live by at TenneT influencing how we communicate and how we behave, the decisions we make and how we work with others, both in and outside TenneT. They will support us living up to our Purpose and Promise, and are what we want people to recognise us for as we become a more flexible learning organisation.
Everything in energy is connected
Local, national and international. Electricity and gas. Offshore and onshore. Supply and demand.
The people who make energy systems possible, and the people who need them.
And it’s people across governments, businesses, organisations and communities who share the responsibility and the capabilities to drive the energy transition and manage our finite resources as best we can.
In our role as an independent European grid operator, TenneT brings these people and their expertise together with our own, in our pursuit to create a brighter energy future – more sustainable, more reliable and more affordable than ever before.
It’s a challenge that needs new ideas, new technologies and new behaviours that build on the strong foundations we’ve laid. It demands that we do things differently, and that we learn from each other, across industries, because we know we don’t have all the answers ourselves.
It’s why we’re happy to collaborate and share the knowledge and experience that enable us to keep the lights on, so that as a society we can design and deliver the energy system we all need for tomorrow.
Together, we are lighting the way ahead.
Ownership
To transform TenneT we need more ownership. Be responsible for your words, actions and decisions. And create a safe working environment together.
We take ownership of our choices and actions and for those of others
We are accountable for what we say and do and we deliver what we promise
We feel responsible to create a safe environment for each other
We celebrate success and show pride and pleasure in what we achieve
Courage
To transform TenneT we need more courage. Be honest, open and clear about what you think. Dare to make decisions, take initiative and be prepared to learn from mistakes.
We listen carefully and take the opinions and contributions of others into account
We personally connect and pay attention in daily interactions and conversations
We cooperate and bridge gaps for shared goals and a common purpose
We respect each other, accept differences and embrace diversity
Connection
To transform TenneT we need more connection. Get personally involved, work actively with others, respect different opinions and accept differences and diversity.
We speak our truth: we are open and clear about what we think, feel, value, believe and need
We dare to make decisions and follow through based on clear roles and responsibilities
We encourage new ideas, take initiatives and risks and explore new ways of working
We are open to learn and perceive mistakes as learning opportunities
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Working at TenneT
Are you eager to work at the leading edge of the European energy sector? TenneT is looking for enthusiastic professionals who wish to push back frontiers and broaden their horizons.
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