The Federal Network Agency has presented new plans for the expansion of the so-called transmission network. According to these, five new direct current connections with a capacity of two gigawatts each are planned.
Three of them run in a north-south direction, two in an east-west direction. New lines are also planned to connect offshore wind farms. The expansion on land includes around 4,800 kilometers of new lines and around 2,500 kilometers of reinforcements for existing connections. The agency estimates the costs for the planned network expansion at around 320 billion euros.