Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.75 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
21
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
TenneT Holding B.V. (TenneT)
EU Transparency Register
289810215426-07 First registered on 05 Jan 2015
Goals / Remit
TenneT is a leading European grid operator (Transmission System Operator (TSO). We design, build, maintain and operate the high-voltage electricity grid in the Netherlands and large parts of Germany and facilitate the European energy market. We are committed to providing a secure and reliable supply of electricity, today and in the future, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and to playing our role in driving the energy transition. We transport electricity over a network of approximately 23,500 kilometres of high-voltage lines, from wherever and however it’s generated, to over 42 million people while keeping electricity supply and demand balanced at all times. With close to 5,000 employees, we achieve a turnover of 4.1 billion euros and a total asset value of 23.7 billion euros. TenneT is one of the largest investors in national and international onshore and offshore electricity grids. TenneT makes every effort to meet the needs of society. This will require us all to take ownership (...)
Main EU files targeted
European Green Deal; Energy Union; Smart sector integration; Offshore wind development; Network Codes electricity; Internal Energy Market; Sustainable Finance; Digital economy and cyber security.
Address
Head Office
Utrechtseweg, 310
Arnhem 6812AR
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Rue des deux Eglises 29
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 06 Apr 2021
Name Start date End Date Benjamin KROUPA 13 Mar 2024 12 Mar 2025 Joana Milena STIRNBERG 20 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Benjamin KROUPA 08 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Mr Timm KRAGENOW 29 Sep 2022 29 Sep 2023 Ms Vera BRENZEL BRENNINKMEYER 30 Jun 2022 30 Jun 2023 Joana Milena STIRNBERG 24 Jun 2022 23 Jun 2023 Joana Milena STIRNBERG 10 Jun 2021 10 Jun 2022 Mr Timm KRAGENOW 04 May 2021 04 May 2022 Ms Vera BRENZEL BRENNINKMEYER 29 Apr 2021 29 Apr 2022 Mr Timm KRÄGENOW 25 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020 Mr Philip Martin THIES 25 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020 Mr Timm KRÄGENOW 31 Jul 2018 25 Jul 2019 Mr Philip Martin THIES 28 Jul 2018 25 Jul 2019 Mr Paul Georg GARMER 16 Jun 2017 09 Jun 2018 Mr Timm KRÄGENOW 09 Jun 2017 02 Jun 2018 John Karl Herrmann 09 Jun 2017 02 Jun 2018 Mr Paul Georg GARMER 18 Nov 2015 30 Nov 2016 Mr Timm KRÄGENOW 18 Nov 2015 13 Nov 2016 Esmeralde van Vliet 10 Apr 2015 08 Apr 2016 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
ENTSO-E
REEF
RGI
CIGREMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
138,000,000 € (Source: see below)
Other financial info
The following grid projects of TenneT are being subsidised or will be subsidised by EU project grants (please note that the financial information below refers only to funding received by TenneT, not to that received by other project partners e.g. cross-border projects):
Dutch project:
- Cobra Cable interconnector: so far 34,6 Mio. €, in total 43 Mio. € expected.
German projects:
- Frankenleitung interconnector Halle/Saale – Schweinfurt“: 17,8 Mio. €, rest amount of 7,7 Mio. € in 2019.
- Altheim - St. Peter power line: 900k € from 2020
- SuedOstLink power line: 14 Mio. € in 2018, further 21 Mio. € in 2023
- SuedLink power line: 8 Mio. € (prefinancing) in 2017; rest amount of 12 Mio. € in 2021.
North Sea:
- 13,7 Mio € requested. Decision will be made in November 2020.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
TenneT Energy Breakfast, Workshops on Internal Energy Market and related topics, TenneT summer reception, webinars.
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
21 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 15 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Roundtable for Europe’s Energy Future (REEF) Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Virginie Battu-henriksson (Cabinet member)
- Adam Romanowski (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
- Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 06 Sep 2023 Location Brussels Subject High level dinner before the ENSTO-E grids event – discussion on the challenges for European networks and electrification. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - IBERDROLA
- E.ON SE
- Hitachi Energy
- RTE Réseau de transport d'électricité
- European Association of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Equipment and Services Industry
- Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni
- Amprion GmbH
- Siemens Energy AG
- Renewables Grid Initiative e.V.
- PRYSMIAN GROUP
- Terna spa
- Energias de Portugal
- Statnett SF
- ENEL SpA
- Fingrid Oyj
- Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A.
- NKT A/S
- Redeia
- Eesti Energia Aktsiaselts
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
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Date 12 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Energy crisis response, fit for 55, permitting Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
- Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Feb 2022 Location video-call Subject Offshore energy development needs and prospects Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
- Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2022 Location Video Conference Subject How to make international "hybrid" offshore projects possible in the near future? TenneT's position Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
- Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Dec 2021 Location Brussels Subject European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jun 2021 Location Brussels-video conference Subject Participation at the TenneT annual event Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 16 Dec 2020 Location videoconference (Brussels) Subject Speech at TenneT E-Top 2020 (European Green Deal and Energy Transition) Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Nov 2020 Location Video conference (Brussels) Subject virtual conversation on the European Green Deal with trainees of Dutch network administrators Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Oct 2020 Location Video conference call Subject Presentation of Equigy platform, Project partners’ experience with flexibility solutions, Barriers to use distributed storage. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
- Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 18 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 23 Jul 2019 Location Brussels Subject EU Energy policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Mar 2018 Location brussels Subject Energy sector Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Statnett SF
- Elia Transmission Belgium
- ABB Ltd
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
- Statkraft AS
- RTE Réseau de transport d'électricité
- General Electric Company
- National Grid Commercial Holdings Limited
- 50Hertz Transmission GmbH
- Amazon Europe Core SARL
- Austrian Power Grid AG
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Date 13 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject North Sea offshore wind cooperation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Feb 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Market Design Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 17 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Market driven Demand Response Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Mar 2015 Location Berl 8/158 Subject Electricity Markets Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 27 Jan 2015 Location Berl 8/168 Subject Introduction of Market Design on Smart Grids Capacity Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2015 Location BERL 8/165 Subject Introduction of Market design Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Power spot markets DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists
- Meetings