ZVEI – For a sustainable power grid: BDEW and ZVEI determine technology requirements for the power grid until 2045

October 18, 2024
ZVEI - Germany’s Electrical Industry

Joint press release from BDEW and ZVEI

 

  • More than 500,000 km of cables plus around 500,000 transformers will be needed by 2045
  • Supply bottlenecks can lead to delayed grid expansion and slow down the energy transition
  • Demand to politicians: Support the development of additional production sites in Germany with planning and investment security 

 

Renewable energy systems, storage, heat pumps, data centers and charging stations – there are many new producers and consumers that need to be integrated into the power grid.

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