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Press Releases

29 June 2020

SuedLink: Contract awarded for plastic-insulated 525 kV underground cables

Bayreuth/Stuttgart/Würzburg. Transmission system operators TenneT and TransnetBW are driving the SuedLink energy transition project further forward. In parallel with the ongoing approval procedures, both companies have opted for plastic-insulated 525 kV underground cables. Contracts to deliver and lay the underground cables have been awarded to NKT GmbH & Co. KG and Prysmian PowerLink S.r.I. The combined value of the contracts is about €2 billion. "In the future, SuedLink will form the ba...
Press Releases

3 December 2019

Transmission system operators rely on technical innovation for direct current underground cables

Increased acceptance through the use of 525 kV underground cables for direct current connections 3 December 2019, Bayreuth, Berlin, Dortmund, Stuttgart. The four German transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW are set to use innovative plastic-insulated direct current underground cables with a voltage level of 525 kilovolts (kV) for the major direct current connections SuedLink, SuedOstLink and A-Nord. Until now, plastic insulated 320 kV cables have been used in...

28 November 2019

European Single Intraday Coupling : successful 2nd wave go-live

European Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC) Parties confirm successful 2nd wave go-live. Significant increases in traded volumes reported across the 7 countries which joined the SIDC coupling last week. Pan-European trading now in place across 21 countries coupled through SIDC. System performing well. Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) confirm the successful go-live of the second launch of SIDC (formerly known as XBID). In the first two hour...

19 November 2019

European Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC) - 2nd wave go-live

European Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC) Solution and Local Implementation Projects confirm 2nd wave go-live date for 19th November with first deliveries on 20th November 2019. This confirmation follows completion of testing and preparation activities. Seven further countries to be coupled with the fourteen already operational. Clarifications on active borders provided. Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) confirm the go-live for the second...

24 September 2019

SuedLink breaks new ground in project management in Germany

24 September 2019 – Bayreuth, Stuttgart. Having set out to connect underground cables, SuedLink is the largest energy transition project – with plans to transport wind electricity from northern Germany to Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Developers Ten-neT and TransnetBW have commissioned central service provider (CSP) Jacobs, an international company offering engineering and industrial services, for their area of responsibility in order to efficiently speed up the further approval procedure...

27 June 2019

Michael Jesberger elected to ENTSO-E Board

The representatives of the European Network of Transmission System Operators ENTSO-E have elected TransnetBW Board member Michael Jesberger to its Board. The ENTSO-E Board has 12 members and is elected by the “Assembly”. For the next two years, Jesberger will help shape the affairs of the organisation. Michael Jesberger is taking up this mandate in very challenging times for the network, among other things with regard to the Clean Energy Package as well as the active design of the future ...

3 May 2019

Contract extension for TransnetBW CEO Dr Werner Götz

STUTTGART, Germany – The Supervisory Board of TransnetBW has reappointed Dr Werner Götz as Chairman of the Executive Board. Götz has been a member of the Executive Board since 2015 and held its Chairmanship since 2017. The contract extension provides for a five-year term, meaning that Götz will remain at the helm of the Baden-Württemberg transmission system operator until 2025. “TransnetBW will be implementing major energy transition projects in the years ahead,” said Dr Hans-Josef Zimmer, ...

15 April 2019

grid development plan 2030, Version 2019: TSO submit second draft

Today, the transmission system operators (TSOs) 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW submitted the second draft of the Grid Development Plan (GDP) 2030, version 2019, to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA) and published it on http://www.netzentwicklungsplan.de . Suggestions and comments from the public consultation process on the first draft of the GDP, which took place from 4 February to 4 March 2019, have been taken into consideration for the second draft. A total of...

21 February 2019

SuedLink: Ready for the final decision on the corridor route

Bayreuth, Stuttgart, 21 February 2019. Today, the transmission system operators TenneT and TransnetBW presented the proposed corridor for the direct current connection SuedLink, which they will submit to the Federal Network Agency at the end of February for its decision. This corridor is the result of detailed studies and is supposed to run from Schleswig-Holstein through western Lower Saxony, northern Hesse and southern Thuringia to Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. “With the detailed studie...

4 February 2019

Transmission system operators publish first draft of Grid Development Plan 2030, Version 2019

Today, the transmission system operators (TSOs) 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW, submitted the first draft of the Grid Development Plan (GDP) 2030, Version 2019 and published it on netzentwicklungsplan.de . This marks the starting point of a public four-week consultation process, during which every citizen can submit their comments on the GDP until 4 March 2019, online, by e-mail or in writing. The comments will be taken into account for the second draft of the GDP, which will then ...

15 January 2019

SuedLink: Heilbronn Regional Council approves converter for Leingarten substation

On 15 January 2019, transmission system operator TransnetBW received its first partial construction licence from Heilbronn Regional Council to build the SuedLink converter at its Leingarten location. This means the first preparatory construction measures can begin in 2020 as planned. The idea is that from 2025 onwards this SuedLink, a 700-km DC underground cable, will link the windy regions of Northern Germany with Baden Wuerttemberg and Bavaria in the south of the country. The converter wil...
Press Releases

5 December 2018

XBID: Changes in Gate Opening Time

Over 6.3 million trades completed in XBID. Expansion of XBID into further countries expected summer 2019. Harmonization of Gate Opening Times from January 1st, 2019 will be communicated locally by Transmission System Operators. The XBID parties are pleased to confirm that XBID continues to operate with stability and that over 6.3 million trades have been successfully completed since Go-live in June. The XBID solution has been operational for nearly 6 months. Preparations are now underway f...

1 October 2018

Germany and Austria: Congestion management successfully launched

Berlin, Bayreuth, Dortmund, Stuttgart, 1 October 2018. Today, congestion management for electricity trading at the German-Austrian border launched punctually and successfully. At the behest of the German regulatory authority the four German transmission system operators, namely 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW, have been working on this project in close cooperation with the market players and authorities in both countries as well as at the regional and European levels. Congestion ma...

27 September 2018

German TSO to charge national network fees for the first time

27 September 2018 – Bayreuth, Berlin, Dortmund, Stuttgart. As of 2019, network charges for the four German transmission system operators, 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW, are to include a nationwide network fee component for the first time. Of this charge, 20 percent is calculated according to the cost base (revenue cap) for each transmission system operator, while the remaining 80 percent consists of the companyspecific network fees charged by each transmission system operator. The...

21 September 2018

Michael Jesberger to become new CTO of TransnetBW

The Supervisory Board of TransnetBW has appointed Michael Jesberger as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer. The 55-year-old will take up the office at the transmission systems operator in Baden-Wuerttemberg as soon as possible – at the latest, however, by 1 July 2019. He succeeds Rainer Joswig, who will resign from the Executive Board as planned on 1 March 2019 in order to retire. The Federal Network Agency has still to confirm the appointment of Mr Jesberger. Michael Jesberger, an e...

14 June 2018

XBID: successful Go-Live

Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) are pleased to announce that XBID was successfully launched on Tuesday June 12th. First deliveries were achieved on Wednesday June 13th. This marks a major milestone in the project and follows several years of complex and intensive development and testing. Marking an important step towards creating a single integrated European intraday market, the go-live with the 10 Local Implementation Projects deliver...

4 June 2018

Rainer Joswig to leave TransnetBW in 2019

Rainer Joswig, member of the TransnetBW Executive Board, will leave the company on 1 March 2019. “My current contract expires at that time, and I’ll be 61 years old. I can look back on 35 interesting and challenging years in the energy sector, the past 20 years in transmission systems. This is a good time for a change”, explained Joswig. Joswig is responsible for plant operation, system management and regulation management at TransnetBW. He is also involved in several German and European c...

24 May 2018

European Cross-Border Intraday Solution and Local Implementation Projects confirm go-live date

European Cross-Border Intraday (XBID) Solution and 10 Local Implementation Projects confirm go-live date for June 2018. Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) confirm the target date for the launch of XBID and the go-Live of 10 Local Implementation Projects of 12th June with first deliveries on 13th June. This confirmation follows the successful completion of the additional phase of testing which was communicated to Market Parties and stakeho...
Press Releases

7 August 2017

Dr Rainer Pflaum confirmed as CFO of TransnetBW

The Supervisory Board of TransnetBW has reappointed Dr Rainer Pflaum as CFO. Pflaum will continue to be responsible for the financial division including Procurement, Economic Grid Management and HR. Chairperson of the Supervisory Board Dr Hans-Josef Zimmer welcomed the decision: “The reappointment of Rainer Pflaum ensures continuity in the management of TransnetBW for the coming years.” Rainer Pflaum was appointed to the Board of the predecessor company EnBW Transportnetze AG in December 2...

4 August 2017

PICASSO Project: Further development in integration of European balancing market

/ Eight European transmission system operators establish cooperation / Goal is implementation of automatic Frequency Restoration Reserves platform In July 2017, eight transmission system operators (TSOs) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the design, implementation and operation of a platform for common activation of automatic Frequency Restoration Reserves (aFRR platform) in order to, among others, integrate their aFRR balancing markets. The project name PICASSO stands for “Platform ...

2 May 2017

Transmission system operators publish second drafts of Grid Development Plans 2030

The transmission system operators (TSO) 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW submitted the second drafts of the Grid Development Plan (GDP) 2030, version 2017 and the Offshore Grid Development plan (O-GDP) 2030, version 2017 to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur – BNetzA) today, and published them at 
www.netzentwicklungsplan.de . Remarks from the public consultation on the first drafts of GDP and O-GDP 2030, which was carried out from 31st January to 28th February 2017, were ...

20 February 2017

Core CCR: Cooperation of 16 European TSOs to further integrate European Energy Markets

Sixteen TSOs follow a decision of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) to combine the existing regional initiatives of former Central Eastern Europe and Central Western Europe to the enlarged European Core region (Decision 06/2016 of November 17, 2016). The countries within the Core region are located in the heart of Europe which is why the Core CCR Project has a substantial importance for the further European market integration. Therefore, the TSOs have confirmed the...

31 January 2017

Transmission system operators publish first drafts of the Grid Development Plans 2030

On January 31 2017, the four German transmission system operators (TSOs) 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW submitted the first drafts of the Grid Development Plan (GDP) 2030 (version 2017) and the Offshore Grid Development Plan (O-GDP) 2030 (version 2017) to the German Federal Network Agency and published them on their website www.netzentwicklungsplan.de . This marks the start of the four-week public consultation period during which the general public is invited to submit its comments...

12 January 2017

European transmission system operators to constantly strengthen their cooperation in the management of the interconnected power system

European transmission system operators – Amprion (Germany), Elia (Belgium), REE (Spain), RTE (France), Swissgrid (Switzerland), TenneT (Netherlands), Terna (Italy) and TransnetBW (Germany) – improve their cooperation with a view to optimising electricity exchange capacity. To address increasing challenges in managing the security of power system while maximising the benefits for the European electricity market, transmission system operators (TSOs) and regional coordination centres (RSCs) ...
Press Releases

15 July 2016

German/Austrian partnership for automatic frequency restoration reserve: 
pilot project is first of its kind EU-wide

Since yesterday the German transmission system operators (TSOs) 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW and the Austrian TSO APG have come together to form Europe’s first international partnership for automatic frequency restoration reserve (aFRR). This alliance spearheads the implementation of the European Guideline on Electricity Balancing, which is currently underway. The guideline’s purpose is to encourage Europe’s TSOs to join forces to create an internal market for control reserve. The...

4 July 2016

EU-funded project „CALLIA“ launched. Transnational integration of renewable Energies into the European electricity grid.

Europe’s ambitious climate protection goals require a safe and comprehensive integration of Renewable Energies on all voltage levels of the electricity grid. Currently, cross-border transmission of electricity is limited to the high voltage grid. Within CALLIA, the partners will investigate how direct energy transfer between distribution grids in two different countries is able to foster the integration of Renewable Energies. The important goals of the project include: more efficient integr...
Press Releases

8 December 2015

ULTRANET partners reveal new converter technology

Together with their technology partner Siemens, transmission system operators Amprion and TransnetBW have today revealed the technology behind the ULTRANET converter. ULTRANET is one of the key projects of Germany’s energy policy shift. At its heart are the converters to be built at either end of the transmission line, which will connect ULTRANET to the existing alternating current grid by converting alternating current to direct current and vice versa. These converter stations will be amon...

20 May 2015

Flow-Based Methodology for CWE Market Coupling successfully launched

The project partners of the Flow-Based Market Coupling in Central Western Europe (CWE) are pleased to announce today’s successful launch of the Flow-Based methodology. While facilitating cross-borders electricity exchanges and integrating renewable energies into power supply, this improved methodology is a major advance towards the integration of Europe’s energy markets. The project has been carried out jointly by CWE transmission system operators (TSOs) and Power Exchanges. The Flow-Based m...

11 May 2015

Agreement on coordinated redispatch measures between France and Germany

Since 1st January 2015 an agreement on “coordinated cross-border redispatch measures “ to ensure firmness of exchange programs and to manage the system security of the transmission system has been in force between RTE, TransnetBW and Amprion. In addition to non-costly topological measures, especially coordinated cross border redispatch measures can now be activated in a fully coordinated manner. Such redispatch measures consist of shifting the production of power generation plants in order t...

27 February 2015

Shareholders complete

Three months after its foundation, the services company of the Transmission System Operator Security Cooperation (TSC), TSCNET Services GmbH, welcomes three new shareholders: The Danish TSO Energinet.dk, the Hungarian TSO MAVIR, and the Polish TSO PSE have been registered as shareholders, following an increase in share capital. Now all thirteen member TSOs of TSC hold an equal share of ownership. TSCNET Services provides tailor-made 24/7 coordination services for operational planning, forec...

13 January 2015

TSCNET Services establishes dual leadership

The shareholders of the new services company for European Transmission System Operators (TSOs), TSCNET Services GmbH have appointed Siem Bruijns and Alexander Wirth as Managing Directors. Siem Bruijns has been Senior Manager at TenneT TSO B.V. and TenneT TSO GmbH, the Dutch-German TSO and one of the 13 member TSOs of the TSO Security Cooperation (TSC), since 2007. He brings with him many years’ experience in power transmission system operations. Bruijns will start at TSCNET in Munich, Germa...
Press Releases

20 November 2014

TSOs reorganise TSC and set up TSCNET Services GmbH

Certainly, this is a landmark both in TSC’s history and in Europe’s security of power supply: One year after opening the TSC TSOs – Joint Office in Munich, Germany, the ten TSOs from Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Switzerland have founded TSCNET Services GmbH. Each of the TSOs holds an equal share and interest in the company. The other TSC TSOs Denmark, Hungary, and Poland are expected to join as shareholders by the end of 2014. The new company ...

26 September 2014

CWE Flow-Based Market Coupling launch to be pushed over the winter

25 September 2014 – The partners of the Flow-Based project in Central Western Europe (CWE – Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) have decided to target a new launch date on 31 March 2015, due to an exceptional situation on the Belgian market this winter. The Belgian transmission system operator, Elia, has informed the project partners about a specific situation for Belgium this winter with a risk of load shedding. This risk may be reinforced in case of extreme meteorolo...

25 September 2014

MAVIR has been granted full membership of the TSO Security Cooperation

Hungary’s TSO, MAVIR Hungarian Independent Transmission Operator Company Ltd. has now been accepted as a full member into the transnational Transmission System Operator Security Cooperation (TSC). MAVIR is the 13th TSC member and of high importance for the European grid stability, especially because of its strong linking with the south-eastern European countries. The Hungarian transmission system consists of 750, 400 and 220 kV transmission lines (ca. 4,635 km overall length) and is connect...

27 June 2014

International Grid Control Cooperation (IGCC) increases quality in operation and brings benefits on energy and monetary level

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland – In January 2014 the International Grid Control Cooperation (IGCC) for optimized control energy utilization has surpassed the value of 3.8 TWh netted imbalances (short and long). Since its foundation in October 2011 the IGCC produced cost savings of more than 100 Million Euro. The objective of IGCC is to increase the efficiency of balancing on European level through imbalance netting. Thus, the IGCC makes a signifi...

13 May 2014

South-Western and North-Western Europe day-ahead markets successfully coupled

In a landmark move towards an integrated European power market, the full coupling of the South-Western Europe (SWE) day-ahead markets was successfully launched today. As a result, the SWE and North-Western Europe (NWE) projects, stretching from Portugal to Finland, now operate under a common day-ahead power price calculation using the Price Coupling of Regions (PCR) solution. Today, for the first time, the day-ahead transmission capacity on the French-Spanish border has been implicitly allo...

4 February 2014

SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF SWE COMMON SYNCHRONISED OPERATIONS WITH NWE PRICE COUPLING

4 February 2014. The South-Western Europe (SWE) and North-Western Europe (NWE) day-ahead price coupling project partners are pleased to announce the successful launch of common synchronised operations of NWE and SWE day-ahead markets. Full price coupling on the French-Spanish border will be launched at a later stage. This has been decided by the project partners, following common testing and alignment of Gate Closure Times. Both projects operate using the systems and procedures provided by...

4 February 2014

A landmark in the integration of the European power market

A landmark in the integration of the European power market 04 February 2014. In a landmark move for the future of Europe’s power markets, the four Power Exchanges and 13 Transmission System Operators (TSOs) in the North-Western Europe (NWE) day-ahead price coupling project have today successfully launched NWE Price Coupling. For the first time, the NWE region, stretching from France to Finland, operates under a common day-ahead power price calculation using the Price Coupling of Regions (...
Press Releases

18 December 2013

NWE PRICE COUPLING TO LAUNCH 4 FEBRUARY 2014

18 December 2013. The project partners of the North-Western Europe (NWE) day-ahead price coupling project are pleased to confirm the project’s go live on 4 February 2014, for delivery on 5 February 2014. NWE will be the first implementation of the Price Coupling of Regions (PCR) solution, developed by European Power Exchanges, and will run in a common synchronised mode with South-Western Europe (SWE). This launch will be a significant step towards an integrated European power market. This c...

11 December 2013

TSC: Energinet.dk succesfully integrated

/ Danish Transmission System Operator (TSO) now takes part in the regular congestion forecast process and the Daily Operational Planning Teleconference / Further contribution to security of supply and higher efficiency of the operational planning coordination in Europe. Denmark’s TSO, linking the Nordic and the Continental power systems and being the newest member of the TSO Security Cooperation (TSC), now is fully integrated into the advanced 24/7 contingency forecasts of the TSC TSOs: h...

28 October 2013

Grand Opening

Today representatives of TSC Transmission System Operators (TSC TSOs) met in Munich (Germany) to inaugurate the Grand Opening of the TSC TSOs – Joint Office in the presence of regulatory authorities and partner bodies. The office in its brand-new configuration has been tailored to the needs of the TSC TSOs. It is the place of work for 15 experts from the participating TSOs to perform back-to-back advanced 24/7 tasks to manage TSC TSOs’ expanding operations and to ensure the high level of ele...

4 July 2013

TSC / Next step in securing Central Europe's power supply

The European power grid is facing growing challenges. Against this backdrop, the responsible Transmission System Operators (TSOs) within the transnational TSC now have launched their new joint office in Munich, in which employees of the respective TSC members carry out their tasks with regard to TSC. Centralizing some of the tasks carried out in connection with TSC at one location accelerates the coordination among the TSOs in ten European countries with more than 203 million citizens (Aust...

15 May 2013

Implementing an NWE Price Coupling Solution

The North-Western Europe (NWE) Power Exchanges and Transmission System Operators are working on implementing an NWE Price Coupling Solution, to replace the current coupling mechanisms in Great Britain, Central Western Europe and the Nordic-Baltic regions. The project partners are pleased to invite you to a press conference on June 14th in London.

11 April 2013

Energinet.dk joins the Transmission system operator security cooperation

The Danish Transmission System Operator http://Energinet.dk has signed the Accession Agreement dated on 27 March 2013 and is now the 12th partner in TSC, the Transmission System Operator Security Cooperation. http://Energinet.dk is an independent public enterprise owned by the Danish state represented by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building. TSC has been continuously enlarged since its establishment in 2008 and covers now an area with 170 million citizens. With this step all DC...

1 March 2013

Start des „external parallel run“ im Rahmen des CWE Flow-Based Market Coupling Projekts

- Important step towards the implementation of Flow-Based Market Coupling - Intensification of open exchange and joint learning period with all involved parties - Reliable signal for enhanced social welfare and improved price convergence 1 March 2013 - The Central Western European (CWE) Flow-Based Market Coupling (FB MC) project, has achieved a major milestone by starting the publication of Flow-Based simulation results to the market. Under Flow-Based market coupling, cross-border capacitie...

22 January 2013

Review of 2012: “Transparency in Energy Markets” continuously expanded and on track for REMIT

Berlin, Dortmund, Vienna, Leipzig, Bayreuth, Stuttgart, 22 January 2013 – In the third year since its establishment, the EEX “Transparency in Energy Markets” platform ( http://www.transparency.eex.com ) was expanded further. It is particularly encouraging that further companies are now reporting data on the platform. After PCK Raffinerie GmbH (January 2012), the power plant operator Mark-E AG (February), Saarstahl AG (May), swb Erzeugung GmbH & Co. KG (June) and ?EZ Group (August), Wacker Ch...

9 January 2013

Security of Supply in Central Europe

The responsible Transmission System Operators (TSOs) have decided to implement a new Central Service Providing Entity (CSPE). Alexander Wirth (Swissgrid) has been appointed as Operational Manager of CSPE. The new entity will be equipped with further personnel from the TSOs working as Agents and Analysts. CSPE shall contribute to higher system security in the European transmission grid. It will start operation in the second half of 2013 and be based in the area of Munich. Given the rapid dev...
Press Releases

16 November 2012

Press Release - Cooperation of TSOs and European Power Exchange EPEX Spot allows for integrated Swiss Intraday Market

Dortmund / Frick / Leipzig / Stuttgart / Paris, 16/11/2012 – The Transmission System Operators (TSOs) Amprion and TransnetBW in Germany, RTE in France and Swissgrid in Switzerland are currently harmonizing their Intraday cross-border capacity allocation mechanisms on the Franco-German, Franco-Swiss and German-Swiss borders. In parallel, the European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT is planning to launch a Swiss Intraday market and offer its members the possibility to access Intraday cross-border cap...

5 June 2012

Security of Supply in Central Europe: Multilateral Remedial Action Trial phase begins

Operation starts on June 1st, 2012 Further enhancement for security of supply in Europe The increased influx of renewable energy sources into the European grid poses new challenges to the transmission system operators in the daily operation of the grid. Despite this new situation the TSC partners aim at maintaining the high quality of security of supply in the region. Another important step towards this goal has been reached with the operational start of the Trial Phase on MRAs on June 1st, ...

2 March 2012

Press Release - EnBW Transportnetze AG becomes TransnetBW GmbH

Stuttgart. EnBW Transportnetze AG will be operating under the name TransnetBW GmbH from 2nd March 2012. With the change of name, EnBW Transportnetze AG is corresponding with the third legislative package for an internal EU gas and electricity market adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in July 2009 that was transposed into the German ‘Energiewirtschaftsgesetz’ (1) in August 2011. With the Third Package, the European Commission is following the aim of reinforcing competition on...

1 March 2012

Press Release - Cross-border market for control energy - Germany and Switzerland establish common market for primary control power

March 1nd 2012 – Bayreuth, Berlin, Dortmund, Stuttgart. German Transmission System Op-erators (TSOs) TransnetBW (the former EnBW Transportnetze), 50Hertz Transmission, Am-prion and TenneT together with Swiss TSO Swissgrid will perform the first joint cross-border call for tenders for primary control power on March 6th 2012 at 3 p.m. The call for tenders will be performed via the German TSOs’ internet platform http://www.regelleistung.net according to German rules and will be open for all p...

28 February 2012

Press Release - Swissgrid joins the International Grid Control Cooperation – International expansion progresses

February 28th 2012 – Berlin, Bayreuth, Dortmund, Stuttgart – From March 1st 2012, Swiss transmission system operator (TSO) Swissgrid will join the International Grid Control Cooperation (IGCC) for optimized control energy utilization, leading to further cost reductions in the range of several millions of Euros and increasing disposable control reserves to ensure system security. In Germany, all financial benefits resulting from an optimized utilization of control energy are passed down to th...

11 January 2012

Press Release - 2011 in Retrospect: “Transparency in Energy Markets” improved continuously

Generation data from Austria – In total 40 reporting companies for the market area Germany/Austria – 94 % data coverage for Germany – 100 % data coverage for Austria – Publication requirements supplemented – IT security and performance improved further – Number of platform users has tripled Berlin, Dortmund, Vienna, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Bayreuth, 11th January 2012 – In 2011, the “Transparency in Energy Markets” ( http://www.transparency.eex.com ) platform – the central publication location fo...
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14 October 2011

Press Release - Publication of EEG apportionment for 2012

The transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, EnBW TNG and TenneT publish the EEG apportionment for 2012 14th October 2011 - Today, the four German transmission system operators (TSOs) published the forecast for 2012 of the expected feed-in from plants generating renewable electricity according to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) and the resulting EEG apportionment for the year 2012. As required by law and based on forecasts of independent experts the TSOs have determined the EEG...

16 August 2011

Press Release - After three years of construction EnBW Transportnetze AG inaugurates a new 380 kV substation in Großgartach (german)

Stuttgart. In Anwesenheit zahlreicher Gäste weiht die EnBW Transportnetze AG (EnBW TNG) heute den Neu- bzw. Umbau der Schaltanlage im Umspannwerk Großgartach offiziell ein. Insgesamt wurden 30 Millionen Euro investiert. Die nach knapp dreijähriger Bauzeit fertig gestellte Schaltanlage bildet zukünftig einen der wichtigsten Verknüpfungspunkte im nördlichen Teil des Netzes der EnBW TNG. Ein Großteil des Stromtransits, der durch den europaweiten Stromhandel und den starken Ausbau der Winderzeu...

2 August 2011

Press Release - New research project started - solar power prediction and extrapolation of the actual solar infeed will be improved significantly (german)

Der zunehmende Ausbau der Photovoltaik – derzeit sind in Deutschland Anlagen mit einer Leistung von ca. 19 Gigawatt am Netz – erfordert möglichst genaue Leistungsvorhersagen und eine präzise Bestimmung der aktuellen Ist-Einspeisung. Vor allem die Übertragungsnetzbetreiber, aber auch Stadtwerke und Verteilnetzbetreiber, benötigen möglichst exakte Daten, um die Integration der Photovoltaik technisch und finanziell zu bewältigen. Das Vorhersagesystem und das Messverfahren zur Ist-Wertbestimmung...

25 July 2011

Press Release - Austria’s Electricity Companies publish Power Plant Data on EEX Transparency Platform

Ten reporting companies – 98,81 % coverage in the field of power plant data right from the outset – APG reports wind data – Mandatory reports supplemented by voluntary reports – Important step for Europeanisation of platform Berlin, Dortmund, Vienna, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Bayreuth, 25 July 2011 – In the context of the implementation of statutory requirements the publication of fundamental data regarding the generation of electricity for Austria on the neutral “Transparency in Energy Markets“ (...

11 July 2011

Press Release - EnBW Transportnetze AG starts trading on the futures market of EEX (german)

Energiebeschaffung der EnBW Transportnetze AG weiter optimiert - Die EnBW Transportnetze AG (EnBW TNG) nimmt im Juli 2011 den Handel am Terminmarkt der Strombörse EEX auf. Mit der Einrichtung eines börslichen Terminmarktzugangs nimmt die EnBW TNG als erster Übertragungsnetzbetreiber in Deutschland eine Vorreiterrolle ein. Neben dem Stromtransport ist der Handel von Energie in den vergangenen Jahren zu einer weiteren bedeutenden Aufgabe für die EnBW Transportnetze AG herangewachsen. Als Übert...

8 July 2011

Press Release - EnBW Transportnetze AG carry out comprehensive maintenance work on it´s high voltage power transmission lines in the Rhine Valley (german)

Seit Mai 2011 ertüchtigt die EnBW Transportnetze AG ihre 220.000 Volt- Freileitungen im Rheintal auf einer Länge von 170 km. Die betroffenen Leitungen wurden 1958 errichtet und auch bisher regelmäßig nach einer festgelegten Instandhaltungsstrategie kontrolliert und gewartet. Im Rahmen der aktuellen Ertüchtigung werden sowohl die ca. 500 Stahlgittermaste als auch die für den Stromtransport erforderlichen, an den Masten aufliegenden Stromkreise so bearbeitet, dass sie auch weiterhin alle Anfor...

22 May 2011

Press Release - German TSOs see significant effects of the nuclear moratorium on the electrical system - DECLARATION (german)

Erklärung der deutschen Übertragungsnetzbetreiber Auswirkungen des Kernkraftwerk-Moratoriums auf das elektrische System im Jahr 2011/2012 und Empfehlungen der Übertragungsnetzbetreiber zur Aufrechterhaltung eines sicheren Netzbetriebs Im Zuge des Kernkraftwerk-Moratoriums der Deutschen Bundesregierung sind nunmehr über 8.000 MW Erzeugungsleistung aus dem deutschen Energieversorgungssystem genommen. Das hat erhebliche Auswirkungen auf den Betrieb des elektrischen Systems in Deutschland und in...

6 April 2011

Gemeinsame Datenplattform CTDS arbeitet erfolgreich (englisch)

Common tool for data exchange and n-1 security assessments (CTDS) and the new Video Conferencing System have been operating successfully since 3 January 2011 supporting the common daily operational planning processes of the participating transmission system operators (pTSOs) The CTDS is currently implemented at ten pTSOs and is one of the major achievements of the TSO Security Cooperation (TSC) to master the growing operational needs throughout Central Europe in the context of the integratio...

7 March 2011

Press Release - Successful Transfer of Auctions at Swiss Northern Borders to CASC.EU

Dortmund / Stuttgart / Frick / Vienna / Luxemburg, 07/03/2011 – Transmission system operators Amprion and EnBW TNG in Germany, Swissgrid in Switzerland and APG in Austria completed the transfer of explicit auctions at the Germany-Switzerland and Austria-Switzerland borders (Swiss Northern Borders) to http://CASC.EU on 28/02/2011. The first auctions for March 2011 have already been conducted successfully. The transfer of explicit auctions at the Swiss Northern Borders to http://CASC.EU is...

17 January 2011

Weiterer entscheidender Schritt in Richtung eines einheitlichen europ. Strommarkts (englisch)

The project partners of Central West European (CWE1) and the Nordic countries2 are pleased to announce that the next significant step towards the integration of the European electricity market has been taken. The integration of the NorNed cable since January 12th has been successfully achieved within the interregional market coupling between France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg and Germany (Central-West region) on one side, and Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Denmark on the other...
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25 November 2010

Press Release - Successful first Year of the EEX Transparency Platform

Platform firmly established on the market – More transparency in market pric- ing – Data offered supplemented with solar energy data – Participation from Austria – High number of visitors Leipzig, 25 November 2010 – More than one year after its launch the joint transparency platform ( http://www.transparency.eex.com ) of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the four German transmission system operators - 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, Amprion GmbH, EnBW Transportnetze AG and TenneT TSO GmbH ...
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15 July 2020

relevant information on coronavirus

Here, we publish relevant information on coronavirus (COVID-19) for our employees as well as external parties. As a company responsible for supplying around 11 million people with electricity, we take our responsibility for the good of society very seriously. We have taken comprehensive measures to protect our workforce from infections and keep up our system and business operations at the same time. Visitors as well as third-party employees coming to TransnetBW are subject to the quarant...

30 June 2020

The FCR Cooperation reaches the next Milestone in the Development of the largest FCR Market in Europe

50Hertz, Amprion, APG, Elia, RTE, Swissgrid, TenneT, TransnetBW announce the successful first frequency containment reserve (FCR) auction with 4-hour products held on the 30th of June 2020 for the delivery period of the 1st of July 2020. In addition to reducing the product length from one day to 4 hours, the FCR Cooperation brings the FCR market closer to real time by shifting the gate closure from D-2 to D-1. The goal is to reduce the procurement costs by fostering competition between BSPs ...
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23 October 2019

Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC) is prepared for potential consequences of Brexit on implicit day-ahead market coupling

The Single Electricity Market (SEM), which encompasses the island of Ireland, would remain within the implicit day-ahead market coupling with the SEM bidding zone operated in an isolated mode. This solution has been successfully tested during September. SDAC allocates scarce cross-border transmission capacity in the most efficient way by coupling wholesale electricity markets from different regions through a common algorithm, simultaneously taking into account cross-border transmission cons...

23 September 2019

Michael Jesberger appointed chair of ENTSO-E steering group

Representatives of the European Association of European Transmission System Operators (EINTSO-E) elected Michael Jesberger, Managing Director of TransnetBW, to its Executive Board in June of this year. As of 19 September 2019, he is also to lead ENTSO-E’s new steering group for TSO and DSO interface. It coordinates committee-level interface within ENTSO-E between transmission and distribution system op-erators at the European level for the development and implementation of measures to achiev...

9 July 2019

Successful Go-live of Multiple NEMO Arrangements (MNA) in Central West Europe (CWE)

This Go-Live is the result of the cooperation of 18 parties (9 TSOs, 3 NEMOs and 6 third parties) during 2 years of work and more than 8 months of extensive testing. By introducing MNA, the Single Day Ahead Coupling is accessible by more than one NEMO (Nominated Electricity Market Operator) per bidding zone. Therefore, the governance and processes within the CWE region were comprehensively adapted to be compliant with CACM. The general principles of capacity calculation and allocation are n...

12 June 2019

XBID – 1st anniversary

The SIDC parties are pleased to recognise a successful first year of operation with high and growing numbers of trades together with stable and robust performance. Over 16 million trades have been successfully completed since go-live in June 2018. Preparation and testing are now well underway for a 2nd wave go-live which is expected to be launched towards the end of Quarter 4 2019. The following countries are actively involved in this expansion: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary,...

17 April 2019

Core FB MC Market Design is finalised for implementation

According to article 20 of the Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 establishing a guideline on capacity allocation and congestion management (CACM Regulation), a Flow-Based market coupling for the day-ahead timeframe has to be implemented in the Core capacity calculation region (Core CCR). The project parties involved in the Core Flow-Based Market Coupling project have finalised the Market Design for Implementation. The current planning foresees the go-live of Flow-Based Market Coupling in ...
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5 December 2018

European platform for long-term capacity allocation

In line with the timeline set by the Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1719 establishing a guideline on forward capacity allocation 28 Transmission System Operators (TSOs) from 22 European countries established the Single Allocation Platform (SAP) as of 1st October 2018. Establishment of the Single Allocation Platform is an important step towards the Integrated Electricity Market. It shall promote the development of liquid and competitive forward markets in a coordinated way across Europe an...

10 September 2018

Go Live of congestion management on the German-Austrian Bidding Zone Border on 1st of October 2018

All relevant governance bodies – of Transmission System Operators and Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) - have confirmed go live for the congestion management scheme at the border between Austria and Germany on the 1st of October 2018. This bidding zone split is based on careful and transparent preparatory work from a large number of involved parties on European level over the last months. It will ensure safe grid operations especially in the upcoming winter period. Implementati...

6 September 2018

European Cross-Border Intraday (XBID) Solution is stable

Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) are pleased to announce that the number of trades in XBID since go-live in mid-June has exceeded 2.5 million. The XBID solution has been running with stability and therefore, the Steering Committee has decided, in line with the contractual agreement between NEMOs and TSOs to remove the rollback systems. The XBID solution has been running now for over two and a half months. The initial period after go-liv...

11 July 2018

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1 July 2018

National Garden Show Heilbronn 2019 – a diverse BUGA

The National Garden Show Heilbronn 2019 will showcase itself as a diverse garden show. It will offer a broad programme of landscapes, floral displays, water features, talks, sports, participatory activities and concerts for every taste. A city exhibition will be integrated for the first time. This is also the first building block of the future urban district Neckarbogen, which will be developed into a green city district by the river over the next few years. It has been deliberately design...

12 March 2018

Consultation: Cross-Border Exchange and Procurement of Balancing Capacity between Germany and Austria

In the context of the Balancing Cooperation between Germany and Austria a stakeholder consultation, according to Guideline on Electricity Balancing (EBGL) Article 33 (1) in connection with article 10, regarding the processes for cross-border exchange and procurement of balancing capacity will be conducted by the respective TSOs. Within this framework, furthermore an exemption of the allowance of cross-border transfer of the balancing provision between balancing service providers according t...

1 March 2018

Alpine Power Links - ENTSO-E Regional Conference 2018: 18th of April 2018, Basel

This year’s regional conference of ENTSO-E is devoted to a central part of Europe which can be called the core of the interconnected electricity system: The Alpine region. It links important market areas in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France, as well as Italy and Slovenia. The European electricity system has benefitted, for decades, from initiatives that started here. Further information including agenda, location and registration form: https://ti.to/entso-e/alpine-power-links-region...
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4 October 2017

New Managing Directors Hired for TSCNET Services

As the current Managing Director of TSCNET Services, Siem Bruijns, will return to the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT, a TSCNET shareholder, the Munich-based Regional Security Coordinator (RSC) has announced the appointment of two new managing directors by the Supervisory Board: Maik Neubauer and Uwe Zimmermann. Both join the company immediately. “Europe’s energy landscape is changing – and this brings many new challenges for TSOs,” says the Chairman of TSCNET’s Super...

7 March 2017

CWE Flow-Based Intraday Capacity Calculation

Public Consultation Invitation to participate to the online Public Consultation on CWE Flow-Based IDCC until March 15th, 2017. www.jao.eu

6 February 2017

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