A
key
part
of
the
law
is
a
provision
capping
the
liability
on
transmission
system
operators
(TSOs)
in
the
event
of
delayed
or
damaged
offshore
grid
links,
which
observers
believe
will
finally
allow
pension
funds,
insurance
companies
and
other
institutional
investors
to
begin
pumping
capital
into
the
sector.
Germany’s
lower
house,
the
Bundestag,
had
already
backed
the
legislation
in
November.
It
will
now
come
into
force
at
the
beginning
of
2013.
The
legislation
caps
damages
TSOs
–
principally
TenneT
–
will
be
eligible
for
at
€17.5m
($22.9m).
Earlier
drafts
had
foreseen
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