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The SuedOstLink is one of the largest and most important projects of the energy transition in Germany. It will be constructed as a double underground cable with a length of approx. 540 km and will bring the electricity generated from wind and solar energy from the north to the centers of consumption in the south of Germany. A bidding consortium led by CDM Smith has already been commis­sioned by the trans­mis­sion system operator 50Hertz Transmission GmbH in 2022 for the approx. 90 km long A2 section in Saxony-Anhalt for the task of construc­tion management and construc­tion supervision. In the 270 km long southern section of the SuedOstLink, TenneT is responsible for planning and construc­tion and is currently conducting the necessary approval procedures up to the planning approval stage there.  

Construction site with an excavator in a trench, worker in safety gear, and large pipes visible.
© Main-Echo

The SuedOstLink is one of the largest and most important projects of the energy transition in Germany. It will be constructed as a double underground cable with a length of approx. 540 km and will bring the electricity generated from wind and solar energy from the north to the centers of consumption in the south of Germany. A bidding consortium led by CDM Smith has already been commis­sioned by the trans­mis­sion system operator 50Hertz Transmission GmbH in 2022 for the approx. 90 km long A2 section in Saxony-Anhalt for the task of construc­tion management and construc­tion supervision. In the 270 km long southern section of the SuedOstLink, TenneT is responsible for planning and construc­tion and is currently conducting the necessary approval procedures up to the planning approval stage there.  

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