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Bavaria Breaks Ground on SuedLink as Suedostlink Gains Final Approval

Progress on Bavaria’s underground SuedLink alongside final approval for Suedostlink underscores the urgent need to resolve the overhead versus underground debate ahead of an August monitoring report

Symbolischer Baustart: TransnetBW beginnt mit dem Bau der ersten Streckenabschnitte von SuedLink in Bayern. Zu dem Festakt waren neben Ministerpräsident Markus Söder auch Landrat Thomas Bold (rechts) und Oerlenbachs Bürgermeister Nico Rogge (3. von rechts) geladen.
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Zwei Ministerinnen und ein Ministerpräsident: Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche (r.) besucht mit Markus Söder und Forschungsministerin Dorothee Bär die Südlink-Baustelle

Overview

  • The 130 km Bavarian segment of SuedLink began construction on July 25 in Oerlenbach, marked by a ceremony attended by Federal Economics Minister Katherina Reiche and Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder.
  • The Bundesnetzagentur granted Baurecht for the last 55 km of Suedostlink in Bavaria, authorizing TenneT to build the high-voltage DC line between Pfreimd and Nittenau.
  • Federal states remain split over whether to revert to lower-cost overhead lines, which operators say could save €16.5–20 billion, or continue underground cabling under the 2015 public-acceptance policy.
  • Delays in grid expansion have led to wind-power curtailment in northern Germany and triggered €500 million in 2024 compensation payments to renewable energy producers.
  • A comprehensive Energiewende monitoring report due at the end of August is expected to clarify power demand forecasts and guide decisions on line routing and burden-sharing