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 usBalancing responsibility
Connected parties are responsible for informing grid operators of their planned electricity production, consumption and transport needs.
TenneT uses a system of balancing responsibility to keep the supply and demand of electricity in check. Connected parties are responsible for informing grid operators of their planned electricity production, consumption and transport needs. If their actual consumption and production differs from what they forecast, imbalances occur, which can ultimately affect the reliability of the grid.
The parties can set up these programmes themselves, or assign the responsibility to authorised Balancing Responsible Parties (BRPs).
Why is balancing responsibility necessary?
Participants in the Dutch electricity market are free to choose who they trade with. Suppliers and consumers enter into contractual agreements that stipulate how much power they are buying and selling (supply instructions and blanket orders). In practice, the agreed amounts can differ from what they actually produce or consume. These discrepancies must be settled so no power shortages or surpluses occur. TenneT uses a system of balancing responsibility for this.
How does it work?
Authorised BRPs inform TenneT on a daily basis about their planned transactions for the next day, and the networks that they will use for transporting the electricity. The sum of the transactions for each BRP is called an energy programme (e-programme).
The Distribution System Operators inform us about how much electricity each BRP actually consumes and produces. The difference between the amounts in the e-programme and the actual measured values is the imbalance.
Acknowledgement
To be acknowledged by TenneT as a BRP, an applicant must:
- submit the application form for acknowledgement as BRP
- have the required technical and administrative expertise, including of how to submit the electronic E-programmes
- issue a financial guarantee
- accept the General terms and conditions for invoicing and payment of imbalance
