Anna Ivanova
Oct 24, 2023
Synopsis
German transmission system operator Amprion has started the construction of Germany's first wind energy corridor, A-Nord, which will transport wind energy from the north to the south of the country and meet the electricity needs of around two million people. The project, along with Ultranet, will form a transmission corridor of about 600 km, transporting 2 GW of renewable energy from 2027. It is expected to reduce nationwide costs of power grid bottlenecks by approximately EUR 700 million per year.
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| The groundbreaking ceremony for Germany's first wind energy corridor A-Nord. Image by Amprion |
German transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion has broken ground on Germany's first wind energy corridor which is planned to start transporting wind energy from the north to the south of the country in mid-2027.
A-Nord will be a 300-kilometre (186.4 miles) underground direct current connection which will run from Emden in Lower Saxony to Meerbusch-Osterath in North Rhine-Westphalia and meet the electricity needs of around two million people.
Construction work is commencing a year ahead of the original schedule, thanks to a regulatory provision that permits an early start. The project will involve investments of about EUR 3 billion (USD 3.17bn), Amprion said on Monday.
A-Nord, together with Ultranet, will form a transmission corridor of about 600 km across Germany, which will transport 2 GW of renewable energy to the south from 2027 on. Ultranet will be another direct current connection between North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Wuerttemberg. The power line will be built in partnership with TSO TransnetBW.
" Together with Ultranet, A-Nord will be the first wind power corridor in Germany that transports significant amounts of green electricity from the North Sea to the west of Germany and further to Baden-Wuerttemberg. The project thus makes an important contribution to the security of supply and climate protection in Germany,” chief executive Hans-Juergen Brick noted. In his words, A-Nord will reduce the nationwide costs of power grid bottlenecks by around EUR 700 million per year.
In August, Amprion began the planning of the Windader West energy corridor which should bring up to 8 GW of power from offshore wind farms in the North Sea to North Rhine-Westphalia.
Source: https://renewablesnow.com/
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