Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
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 the electricity transmission operator in the Netherlands and a large part of Germany. We monitor the balance between the supply of and demand for electricity – 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. We are the linking pin between electricity producers and consumers, ensuring a reliable and uninterrupted supply of electricity to our 36 million end-users. TenneT is responsible for the continuity of the electricity supply. In addition, we aim to develop an integrated European energy market. TenneT has an international focus, working with government authorities, non-governmental organisations, trading partners and private investors all over the world.
Main EU files targeted
Energy Union; Network Codes electricity; Internal Energy Market; MifiD II, Market Design;
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 01 Jun 2017
Name Start date End Date Benjamin KROUPA 13 Mar 2024 12 Mar 2025 Joana Milena STIRNBERG 20 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Ms Joana Milena STIRNBERG 20 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Benjamin KROUPA 13 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr 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 Ms Joana Milena STIRNBERG 24 Jun 2022 23 Jun 2023 Ms 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
Mr Paul-Georg Garmer (Sr Manager Public Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Christian Schneller (Senior Manager Legal Affairs)
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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
RGI
CIGREMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
14,300,000 € (Source: see below)
Other financial info
The following grid projects of TenneT are being subsidized or will be subsidized by EU project grants:
dutch project:
1. COBRA Cable, joint project with TSO Energinet.DK total EU funding of 86,5 Mio projected. €, 50% of the funds are planned for TenneT. 5,6 Mio. € have already been received by the Project i.e. jointly by TenneT and Energient.dk.
german projects:
1. „Interkonnektor Halle/Saale – Schweinfurt“ (ITIR EEPR-2009-INTe-DE) joint project with TSO 50hertz. Total grant volume 100 Mio. €, thereof 25 Mio. going to TenneT ( TenneT internal project title „Frankenleitung“). 9,7 already received.
2. "Suedlink" (joint project with TSO Transnet BW), CEF Grants expected. Total expected grant volume is 34 Mio. €, TenneT will be reveicing 50% of that.
4. "Altheim-St. Peter" EU grants expected but funds will not be due before 2019.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
DG ENERGY High level roundtable Energy storage - member
2nd program of CA-RES (CA-RES II) - GOs and Disclosure – Active memberACC
Thematic Network Critical Infra Protection (DG TREN) - member
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
TenneT Energy Breakfast, Workshops on Internal Energy Market and related topics
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 - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
- Fingrid Oyj
- Terna spa
- NKT A/S
- E.ON SE
- Energias de Portugal
- RTE Réseau de transport d'électricité
- Redeia
- ENEL SpA
- IBERDROLA
- Statnett SF
- Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A.
- Amprion GmbH
- Siemens Energy AG
- Eesti Energia Aktsiaselts
- Renewables Grid Initiative e.V.
- PRYSMIAN GROUP
- Hitachi Energy
- European Association of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Equipment and Services Industry
- Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni
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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 - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
- Riccardo Maggi (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 - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
- Diederik Samsom (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 - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Stefano Grassi (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 - 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
- Statnett SF
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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)
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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