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).
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Read moreTenneT 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 23,000 kilometres of high-voltage lines, we cross borders and connect countries.
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.
We provide transparency data on our operations on our Dutch and German transparency page and on ENTSO-E.
To transparency pagesOur 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.
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 41 million people.
In order to ensure the security of supply for Lower Saxony in the future, the transmission capacity of the existing line must be increased by the year 2022.
TenneT is making the Stade-Landesbergen line fit for the energy transition. The existing Stade-Landesbergen line is a roughly 145 kilometre long supply line between Stade near the Elbe and Landesbergen in the Mittelweser region. Due to the increasing quantity of renewable energy being fed into the grid, the transport capacity of the line is no longer sufficient. In order to ensure the security of supply for Lower Saxony in the future, the transmission capacity of the existing line must be increased by the year 2022. The existing 220 kV line will therefore be replaced by a higher-capacity 380 kV line. The old towers and lines will be completely removed.
The approval for the Stade-Landesbergen line will be issued in two consecutive processes: The Office of Regional Development (ArL) in Lüneburg will define a “route” – i.e. the physical path of the power line – for the Dollern-Landesbergen section within a regional planning procedure. The exact location of the line within the route and thereby the precise tower locations will only be determined in the subsequent planning approval procedure. This procedure will follow the regional planning procedure and will be carried out by the Lower Saxony road construction and transportation authority in Hannover.
