TenneT

Tennet may refer to: * Tennet people, an ethnic group in South Sudan * Tennet language, the language of the Tennet people * TenneT, the national electricity transmission system operator of the Netherlands, and in parts of Germany

TenneT is a transmission system operator in the Netherlands and in a large part of Germany. TenneT B.V. is the national electricity transmission system operator of the Netherlands, headquartered in Arnhem. Controlled and owned by the Dutch government, it is responsible for overseeing the operation of the 380, 220 kV, 150 and 110kV high-voltage grid throughout the Netherlands and its interconnections with neighbouring countries. In Germany, its subsidiary TenneT TSO GmbH is one of the four transmission system operators. Formerly named Transpower, it was taken over and renamed in 2010. As of 2024, it operates + of lines and cables at 110 kV (NLD), 220 kV (GER) and above, connecting at 485 high-voltage substations, ~ 28.000 pylons and 43+ million end-users served across the Netherlands and Germany. Tennet also operates 19 offshore connections for a total of 12.2 GW offshore capacity. The sole shareholder is the Dutch Ministry of Finance. ===Suedlink=== In Germany, most of the wind-power generation is located in the North, while most of the solar power plants are in the South. , cases of deficit of wind power in the North require using gas and coal powered power plants, even if the solar power is abundant in the South, and vice versa. To allow for a more robust redistribution of electricity, an almost 700 kilometer high-voltage direct current transmission line called "Suedlink" (sometimes spelled "Südlink") is planned to be built, connecting North of the country to its South. The overhead power line was originally planned to be finished in 2022. However, amid protest from local residents, the plan had to be converted to an underground power delivery system, and scheduled to be finished in 2028. It is expected to provide four gigawatts of electricity to around 10 million households. The new plan continues to be protested by residents and land owners close to the route of the line. Opponents of the power line cite damage to the environment and habitat, loss of the development opportunities for the local communities as arguments against it. Demonstrators' claim is that instead of big distributors like TenneT, Germany should rely more on a decentralized system of photovoltaics, wind energy and hydrogen. ==See also== 50Hertz Transmission Amprion Elia System Operator ==References==

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