TenneT

TenneT Holding B.V.
Company typeGovernment-owned limited liability company (BV)
IndustryElectricity
Founded1998 (1998)
Headquarters,
Number of locations
435 (Substations)
Area served
Netherlands
Germany
Key people
Manon van Beek CEO
ServicesElectric power transmission
Revenue€ 4,176 million (2018)
Total assets€ 21,783 million (2018)
OwnerDutch Ministry of Finance
Number of employees
3,409 (2018)
Subsidiaries
  • TenneT Offshore GmbH
  • TenneT TSO B.V.
  • TenneT TSO GmbH
Websitewww.tennet.eu

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 and 220 kV high-voltage grid throughout the Netherlands and its interconnections with neighbouring countries. It is additionally responsible for the 150 kV grid in South Holland.

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 2006, it operates 3,286 km of lines and cables at 150 kV and above, connecting at 51 high-voltage substations.[1] Peak demand for 2006 was 14,846 MW.[1] The sole shareholder is the Dutch Ministry of Finance.

  1. ^ a b Key figures, TenneT, archived from the original on 2007-10-30, retrieved 2008-02-08