Called ‘A250 Stade-Landesbergen’ project, Tennet’s latest grid expansion foresees the construction of a 145km power line between Dollern and Landesbergen. It is part of a government-led wider grid expansion plan, designed to remove existing grid bottlenecks and facilitate an efficient flow of wind power from the north to the south of the country.
“The energy transition in Germany will only be successful if the increase in offshore wind energy and solar energy is integrated with the expansion of the grid. The TenneT A250 grid expansion project is therefore a critical factor in Germany’s drive to achieve its climate goals,” commented Dr. Thomas Brandstätt, board chairman at Tractebel Engineering.
Tractebel Engineering will lead the project over the next six years under an EPCM (or Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) contract, whereby Tractebel’s Lahmeyer unit will be working with external partners including ERM Group and EQOS Energie Deutschland.
Under the contract, Tractebel is responsible for the complete project management for the construction of essential parts of the overhead line, including the management and coordination of the planning, design and construction.
Headquartered in Brussels, Tractebel is one of the world’s leading engineering companies with over 5,000 employees and a turnover of 671 million Euros in 2019. The Lahmeyer Group was acquired in 2014 by Tractebel which in turn is part of Paris-based ENGIE Group.