Grid operator Tennet starts construction of important offshore-power transmission line
stadt+werk
A new project by grid operator Tennet will facilitate the power supply from Germany’s offshore wind parks to the densely populated regions in the country’s west, business magazine stadt+werk reports. Tennet recently started construction of the extra-high voltage line from the North Sea to the Lower Rhine region further south, the article says. The new transmission line, which is slated for completion by 2021, was going to supply the western region both with offshore and onshore wind power from the north and provide important experience for constructing underground transmission cables, Tennet CEO Lex Hartman said.
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