German economics and energy minister Peter Altmaier has presented an action plan for power grids that aims at optimising existing networks and speeding up the expansion of the electricity grid.
“For a successful Energiewende, we need modern and well expanded grids as much as we need the build-up of renewable energies,” Altmaier said when presenting his plan in Bonn.
The government in the fall plans to introduce a reform of a law from 2013 to accelerate the grid expansion (Netzausbaubeschleunigungsgesetz) that includes simplified planning procedures, better controlling, as well as the use of new technologies and operating concepts to optimise already existing grids.
