To
carry
out
the
necessary
infrastructure
works
will
cost
around
€10bn
($13bn),
according
to
a
draft
proposal
seen
by
Recharge.
Additional
costs
for
HVDC
technology
or
laying
cables
underground
are
not
yet
included
in
that
sum,
the
draft
says.
“The
rapid
expansion
of
renewable
energies,
the
gradual
shut-down
of
remaining
nuclear
power
plants
and
the
construction
of
conventional
(fossil)
power
plants
at
new
locations
require
the
transmission
of
electricity
over
large
distances,”
the
draft
proposal
says.
“In
particular
electricity
produced
from
wind
turbines
and
new
conventional
power
plants
in
Germany’s
north
needs
to
be
linked
to
consumer
centres
in…
