The German energy regulator BNetzA (Bundesnetzagentur) has started evaluations of the 2 GW "SuedOstLink" high voltage direct current (HVDC) power line project, which will consist of a DC line spanning across 580 km from Wolmirstedt in Saxony-Anhalt to Landshut in Bavaria (Germany).
The application for the project was submitted by the German transmission network operators (TSOs) Tennet and 50Hertz in March 2017 and all the documents were properly acknowledged by the BNetzA in November 2018. Commissioning of the line is planned for 2025.
Once built, it would be one of the most important new transmission lines between northern and southern Germany as it would enable to cover the needs for electricity transport in southern as well as northern Germany. It is expected to convey the electricity produced by offshore wind turbines in the northern part of Germany to southern regions and cover the country's future power requirements as all the domestic nuclear power plants will be phased out by 2022.