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.
We are TenneT
Meet usPress room
Information for press and media.
Spokespersons
Eefje Van Gorp
Media Relations
Jorrit de Jong
Media Relations
Mathias Fischer
Spokesperson - Grid expansion onshore & offshore, sector coupling, energy policy Northern Germany, flexibility & innovations
Ina-Isabelle Haffke
Spokesperson - Energy policy and industrial strategy Southern Germany, grid development plan, grid expansion onshore
Manuela Wolter
Spokesperson - Press Officer Energy Policy and Industrial Strategy Nationwide, Financing, Flexibility & InnovationsLatest news
Bidding Zone Review: TSOs investigate alternative bidding zone configurations
09/08/22In the context of the European Electricity Regulation, part of the Clean Energy Package, the European Transmission System Operators (TSOs) for...
Sail-out completed: TenneT’s 900 MW offshore platform DolWin kappa leaves shipyard in Cádiz
08/08/22
EUR 1.6 billion of grid investments for carbon neutral future amid strong focus on energy security
29/07/22In the first half of 2022 within a complex and unpredictable external environment TenneT continued its strong efforts to drive the energy transition,...
