The operator of the high voltage lines plan up to 2030, the construction of two additional large power lines from Northern to southern Germany. Thus, the number of the corresponding new routes would increase from three to five. This is from the point of view of the transmission system operators is necessary to the Expansion of renewable energies and the development of the European electricity market. The service “daily mirror Background on energy & climate” are documents from the network operator prior to the circles whose content is to be presented on Monday to the Public at the launch of the “network development plan 2030” (NEP).
The cables have a total length of 1160 kilometres
Therefore, it is proposed in the main scenario (“B 2030”), “two on the Federal also requires the plan” to build direct current connections (HVDC) with a total capacity of four gigawatts (GW). The lines with a “total length of approximately 1160 kilometres” to run in a corridor of Schleswig-Holstein via lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia to Baden-Württemberg. In what Form, in Detail, the two new lines on a common path to be laid, it is not clear from the documentation, the routes differ. So a strand of Heath/West in Schleswig-running-Holstein Hamm-Uentrop (NRW) to Altbach (Baden-Württemberg), the other from Wilhelmshaven to the South.
The Southeast link-direction first receives empty tubes
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in 2035, it is planned, in addition, the strengthening of a pre-decided route. The South East link line from East Germany to Bavaria with empty tubes and then to two gigawatts of four gigawatts of capacity to be expanded. So far, three major North-Südtrassen are planned to be completed by 2025. The planning is progressing but only slowly.
The cables are to be laid under the earth
For the new lines is a quasi-complete underground cabling. This is “in the sense of a higher acceptance,” as it is called in the documents. The draft network development plan submitted by the four transmission grid operators, Tennet, TransnetBW, 50Hertz and Amprion. Distribution grid operators, the Federal government and the competent Federal network Agency were included in the creation. With the additional network expansion, the share of renewable energies in German electricity consumption should be increased until 2030 to 65 percent; in addition, new EU rules for the electricity market, more electricity from abroad, flows through German networks.
The cost will increase to 52 billion euros
rise of The cost of the Expansion of the high voltage due to the new projects. Instead of 34 to 36 billions of euros in costs, like, two years ago, is estimated will now be assumed for the scenario B in 2030 of around € 52 billion.
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The Federal network Agency did not want to tire at the request of the idea on Monday. A spokesman said but days mirror Background: “additional network expansion will be required, even with an optimal utilization of the existing network and use of innovative technologies. Individual measures, we consider, if we are submitted to the network development plan.“ The Federal network Agency and the Federal Ministry of Economics were involved in the proposal design of the network operator.
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