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TenneT TSO GmbH

TenneT TSO GmbH

Transmission system operator

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Rotterdam port installs temporary transformer to ease grid congestion

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Building the temporary transformer and permanent grid expansion in Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam is Europe's largest seaport. Companies there want 2,068 megawatts more grid capacity than today's network can deliver—a fivefold jump in the waiting list over two years. Grid operators TenneT and Stedin have begun installing a temporary 500-megawatt transformer in the Europoort area to start chipping away at that queue.

Updated 4 days ago

Borkum Riffgrund 3 zero-subsidy offshore wind farm enters commercial operation in Germany

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Owns and operates the DolWin5 grid connection for Borkum Riffgrund 3

Borkum Riffgrund 3 began commercial operation on August 31, 2026, adding 913 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind to Germany's grid. On September 24, Ørsted and co-owner Nuveen formally inaugurated the farm, which sits 72 kilometers off the North Sea coast and is one of Germany's largest operating offshore wind projects.

Updated Sep 25

SuedLink's Elbe tunnel is done; 700-km power corridor nears 2028 commissioning

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Building and operating SuedLink's northern section

A tunnel boring machine named Elsa broke through under the Elbe River in June 2026, completing the single most difficult section of Germany's flagship north-south power line. Operators confirmed the 5.2-kilometer crossing between Wewelsfleth in Schleswig-Holstein and Wischhafen in Lower Saxony in August, clearing the way for high-voltage direct-current cables that will carry wind power south.

Updated Aug 25