Dutch electricity transmission system operator TennET has started to expand the Meeden-Diele interconnector between the Netherlands and Germany.
The new project will increase the interconnection capacity between the two countries by around 300 MW by the end of 2019; depending on market developments and the effect of other investments, this may even increase to 500 MW at a later stage.
TenneT is also operating transmission assets in Germany. The company is currently investing in new projects aimed at expanding cross-border transmission capacity, such as the construction of the new Dutch-German interconnection line between Doetinchem and Wesel (under way). Completion of this cross-border power highway is scheduled for mid-2017. This autumn, TenneT expects to be able to start constructing the COBRA subsea cable, which will connect the Netherlands and Denmark. From the TenneT-operated German grid, TenneT is working to create the NordLink cable, which will be the first ever direct link between the German and Norwegian electricity markets.