21 March 2023

Starting signal given for European electricity highway - converter for SuedOstLink connection enters construction phase

  • Groundbreaking ceremony attended by Vice Chancellor Dr Robert Habeck and Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt Dr Reiner Haseloff 
  • Building for the energy transition - important grid development project enters execution phase 
  • Converter marks starting point of 540 km direct current connection that will run from Saxony-Anhalt to Bavaria 
At the Wolmirstedt substation near Magdeburg, transmission system operator 50Hertz held the groundbreaking ceremony which marked the first day of construction of the SuedOstLink’s first converter.
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