The German cabinet has approved a draft amendment to the Federal Demand Plan Act, aimed at speeding up and reducing the cost of expanding the electricity transmission network. The new law prioritises the construction of high‑voltage overhead lines over underground cables for new transmission routes, a measure that is expected to lower network fees for consumers. The amendment updates 13 existing expansion projects and adds 45 new ones to the demand plan, including links to neighbouring countries and offshore wind farms. It targets transmission bottlenecks that arise from the growth of renewable energy, which requires long‑distance transport of power from wind‑rich northern and eastern regions to heavy‑industry centres in the south and west. The goal is to reduce the need for costly redispatch measures and to ease energy costs for households and businesses.
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