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TenneT submits documents for last SuedLink section

There is a lack of power lines for the energy transition in Germany. SuedLink aims to change that. The project is making progress.

,   and  Alex Stellmacher
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Tim Meyerjürgens, TenneT Managing Director, takes part in the symbolic opening of the construction....aussiedlerbote.de
Tim Meyerjürgens, TenneT Managing Director, takes part in the symbolic opening of the construction site for the southeast link. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Transmission system operator TenneT submitted the approval documents for its final section of the SuedLink power line to the Federal Network Agency on Friday. It runs in Schleswig-Holstein from the converter sites at Brunsbüttel (Dithmarschen district) and Wilster to Wewelsfleth on the Elbe (both in the Steinburg district). All SuedLink sections between Schleswig-Holstein and southern Lower Saxony are at the end of their approval procedures or already under construction, as the company announced. The outstanding construction permits are expected to be issued next year and at the beginning of 2025.

TenneT CEO Tim Meyerjürgens spoke of an important sign. "We have our sights firmly set on the SuedLink commissioning in 2028." With a length of around 700 kilometers and costs of ten billion euros, the power line is considered a central project of the energy transition in Germany. In future, SuedLink will be used to transport large amounts of electricity from the wind energy-rich north to the large industrial sites in southern Germany. This is a prerequisite for phasing out the use of fossil fuels such as coal.

TenneT information on SuedLink

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  1. The SuedLink project, overseen by TenneT, involves constructing a power line that spans around 700 kilometers and costs approximately ten billion euros, serving as a significant endeavor in Germany's energy transition.
  2. TenneT, the transmission system operator, is responsible for the final section of the SuedLink power line, which runs from Brunsbüttel in the Dithmarschen district to Wewelsfleth on the Elbe in the Steinburg district, both located in Schleswig-Holstein.
  3. The Federal Network Agency has received the approval documents for this last portion of the SuedLink power line, indicating that the construction process is progressing, with the goal of commissioning the project in 2028.
  4. The SuedLink power line, considered a critical component of the energy transition in Germany, will facilitate the transportation of large amounts of electricity from the wind energy-rich north to industrial sites in the south, as TenneT CEO Tim Meyerjürgens mentioned.
  5. This is an essential step towards phasing out the use of fossil fuels such as coal, making way for renewable energy sources, as the energy transition aims to do across Germany.
  6. The approval procedures for all SuedLink sections between Schleswig-Holstein and southern Lower Saxony have either been completed or are underway, according to TenneT's announcement.
  7. Outstanding construction permits for the SuedLink project are expected to be issued next year and at the beginning of 2025, marking the next phase of progress in Germany's energy transition efforts.

Source: www.stern.de

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