The German Energy Agency (Deutsche Energie Agentur or Dena) proposed a series of measures to reduce the cost of the transmission network by €200m per year. They would include for example optimized network monitoring, enhanced cooperation between the four German network operators along with the structural reinforcement of five transmission network sections in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg. As of today, it costs almost €1bn per year to avoid bottlenecks in the German power grid and ensure the stability of the system.
The implementation of the proposal is scheduled for 2023. In the meantime, Germany is implementing several grid expansion projects and is moving forward with the phasing-out of nuclear power plants, with partial disconnections in the existing power grid. In order to mitigate the threat of cost increases, it is imperative that the existing network is able to withstand increased capacities in the future.
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