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.

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Transparency data

We provide transparency data on our operations on our Dutch and German transparency page and on ENTSO-E. 

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E-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. 

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Facts & figures related to TenneT facilitating the market can be found here.

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Planet targets

We have long-term ambitions for circularity, the climate and nature, each of which is connected to a specific United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). The tables below show how our sustainable development is both transparent and measurable. Unless stated otherwise, the following tables show aggregated data for the Netherlands and Germany.

Circularity

For TenneT, circularity is about minimising our use of scarce materials, reusing materials and reducing waste in our operations. Our circularity ambition contributes to SDG 12 by supporting sustainable consumption and production practices.

In our CSR ambition plan 2025, we have included ambitions with respect to circularity. We want to reduce both our impact on virgin copper use as well as our impact of non-recyclable waste by 25%, More information, as well as more on our supply chain challenges, can be found in our Annual Report.

Climate

We are responsible for the impact of our operations on the climate. Our climate ambition contributes to SDG 13, which seeks to combat climate change and its impact.

Long-term goalsStatus at the end of 2018Status at the end of 2017Status at the end of 2016
Total CO2 footprint (gross emissions in tonnes of CO2 – without greening)N/A2,707,8472,884,6422,285,918
Total CO2 footprint (net emissions in tonnes CO2 – with greening)02,037,1222,095,1301,709,354
CO2 footprint of our substations, offices and mobility (net emissions in tonnes CO2)Climate neutrality in 2025101,510104,362101,455
SF6 Leakage (in kg)< 1,106 in 20201,0699341,248
SF6 Leakage (in %)< 0.28% in 20200,30%0.28%0.38%


Further information

‘N/A’ indicates that there is no target available in the given category.
Over 95% of TenneT’s CO2 footprint is due to grid losses. Grid losses are calculated as the difference between the amount of produced electricity entering our transmission system and the amount that leaves for consumption. For an overview of the historic development of grid losses, click here.
The leakage of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) also contributes to TenneT’s CO2 footprint. SF6 gas is used in high-voltage equipment on substations because it is an excellent electrical insulator and interrupts currents in circuit breakers. However, SF6 is a major greenhouse gas. As such, we started a pioneering pilot in Germany to use an alternative to SF6 at our Frankfurt North substation.

Read more about our 2018 CO2 footprint breakdown

Nature

In our commitment to nature, we aim to minimise our environmental impact and protect local nature. Our nature ambition contributes to SDG 14 and SDG 15 by encouraging ecosystems and biodiversity on land and the sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources.

Long-term goalsStatus at the end of 2018Status at the end of 2017Status at the end of 2016
Net impact on natureZero impact---
Number of environmental incidentsN/A554458
Oil leakage (litres)Reduce with 50% of oil leakage compared to 2017 6,3796,8602,087

 

Further information

‘N/A’ indicates that there is no target available in the given category.
Leakages of oil used in our transformers and cables cause an unfortunate local environmental impact. We recognise that we have a responsibility to take care of the natural environment and as such are transparent about the oil leakages and environmental incidents resulting from our work. The increase in oil leakages in 2017 compared to 2016 is mainly due to a cable failure in the west of the Netherlands. For new projects, we use polyethylene cables which do not contain any oil. The decrease in environmental incidents compared to 2016 is due to fewer offshore construction activities.

Our Commitment to Nature (currently only available in Dutch) underlines our approach to nature, illustrating our responsibility to minimise our environmental impact and protect and improve local nature. We do this not only because legislation or regulations requires it, but because we are genuinely committed to the people and nature in the environment in which we operate. In 2017, we worked with local governments and NGOs in this area. Click here for more detailed information on the environmental projects we are involved in.

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People

We contribute to society and work on creating the best possible environment for our staff and the most positive impact possible for those affected by our work.

Read more about our People Targets

Profit

We strive for an adequate return on invested capital as well as an affordable cost of electricity supply for society.

Read more about our Profit Targets