Overview
- Bayernwerk released a new network expansion plan at the turn of the year committing to roughly 40,000 kilometres of medium‑ and low‑voltage lines by 2030.
- The blueprint also includes about 1,000 kilometres of high‑voltage lines, upgrades to roughly 300 substations, and full digitalization of grid control.
- In 2025 the operator connected around 60,000 new installations with more than 2,000 MW of capacity as the system shifts to over a million distributed feed‑in units.
- Connection requests for around 77,000 MW of battery storage have arrived, with the company stressing grid‑friendly operation as bidirectional EV charging comes into use.
- Bayernwerk expects electricity demand in its area to double by 2045, renewable output to triple, and an additional 7,000 MW of secured generation to be needed by 2030, while nationally the regulator cleared about 2,000 kilometres of new transmission in 2025.