Company type | Government-owned limited liability company (BV) |
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Industry | Electricity |
Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 435 (Substations) |
Area served | Netherlands Germany |
Key people | Manon van Beek CEO |
Services | Electric power transmission |
Revenue | € 4,176 million (2018) |
Total assets | € 21,783 million (2018) |
Owner | Dutch Ministry of Finance |
Number of employees | 3,409 (2018) |
Subsidiaries |
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Website | www |
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.