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The transmission system operator Amprion has for the first time invested more than one billion euros in the construction of new and the expansion of existing power lines within one year.
Amprion announced on Friday that the focus of the investments was on the large north-south connections.
Amprion is one of four transmission system operators in Germany.
Its approximately 11,000 kilometers long high-voltage network transports electricity in an area from Lower Saxony to the Alps.
The energy transition requires extensive expansion of the power grids in Germany.
Amprion plans to invest around 24 billion euros in converting the energy system over the next ten years.
“The next few years will be decisive for the success of the energy transition,” said CEO Hans-Jürgen Brick.
The construction projects sometimes trigger strong resistance from the local population.
The insight into the need to expand the network was "noticeably increased in the population," said Brick.
The costs for the power lines end up on the electricity bills of consumers and companies via the so-called network charges.
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Amprion's largest construction project is the “A-Nord” / “Ultranet” direct current connection from the East Frisian city of Emden via North Rhine-Westphalia to Philippsburg in Baden. Wind power is to be transported to the consumption centers in the west and south via the extra high voltage line. Commissioning between 2025 and 2027 is targeted for the “A-North” section to Osterath in North Rhine-Westphalia. The “Ultranet” section from Osterath to Philippsburg is to be completed between 2023/24 and 2026.