Organisation
With its 493 employees, TenneT plays a central role for Dutch society in the electricity market. We are responsible for a number of important tasks aimed at achieving efficient market operation and transparency.
We perform the following activities:
- safeguarding the continuity of the Dutch electricity supply;
- making the transmission grid available for electricity transmissions in an impartial manner and maintaining the balance between demand and supply in the Netherlands;
- seeking to ensure optimum service provision in support of a properly functioning electricity market, both in the Netherlands and in other European countries, in an innovative manner and by deploying new services and products where appropriate;
- maintaining joint ventures with foreign TSOs and industry organisations in the Netherlands in order to perform our duties properly;
- efficiently managing our operations in order to realise sufficient returns to guarantee the long-term continuity of the business and to ensure that shareholders remain interested in TenneT;
- creating a motivating, inspirational work environment and compiling a favourable benefits package for TenneT's staff.
Movie 'Between push and pull'
This video production, which has a length of just over seven minutes, provides you with an insight into the dynamic process of demand ('pull') and supply ('push') that takes place within the Dutch electricity supply infrastructure. As you will see, the role of a National Grid Administrator is of crucial importance in this context, ensuring that the balance and reliability of the system are safe-guarded. In the Netherlands, TenneT has been charges with these duties.
