The
mostly
publicly-owned
agency
has
released
a
study
pointing
to
a
need
for
between
135,000km
and
193,000km
of
new
distribution
lines
by
2030.
The
lower
end
of
the
extension
will
be
necessary
under
a
government
plan
for
the
growth
of
Germany’s
high-voltage
grid.
The
high-end
scenario
refers
to
more
ambitious
extension
plans
for
renewable
power
by
Germany's
states.
Another
21,000km-25,000km
of
existing
distribution
lines
also
have
to
be
upgraded,
Dena
says.
Due
to
the
rapidly
growing
share
of
smaller
wind
and
solar
installations,
such
as
rooftop
PV,
the
distribution
grid
increasingly
also…
