Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Feb 2026 | Joachim Balke Head of Unit | Discussion on the grids package proposal | SRC |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Joachim Balke Head of Unit | Discussion on the grids package proposal | — |
| 01 Dec 2025 | Dan Jørgensen Commissioner | Cross-border energy partnerships | — |
| 01 Dec 2025 | Dan Jørgensen Commissioner | Cross-border energy partnerships | SRC |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Joachim Balke Head of Unit | Offshore transmission electricity infrastructure planning 50Hertz Transmission GmbH REG Number 856530833444-73 EirGrid Group plc REG Number 984555020606-52 Elia Transmission Belgium REG Number 73558824193-08 | — |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Joachim Balke Head of Unit | Offshore transmission electricity infrastructure planning 50Hertz Transmission GmbH REG Number 856530833444-73 EirGrid Group plc REG Number 984555020606-52 Elia Transmission Belgium REG Number 73558824193-08 | SRC |
| 09 May 2023 | Ditte Juul-Joergensen Director-General | Energy markets; CEO meeting under the Baltic Offshore Wind Forum; Other participants: Litgrid, Latvenergo, AST, Gasgrid Finalnd, Suomen Hyötuuli | — |
| 09 May 2023 | Ditte Juul-Joergensen Director-General | Energy markets; CEO meeting under the Baltic Offshore Wind Forum; Other participants: Litgrid, Latvenergo, AST, Gasgrid Finalnd, Suomen Hyötuuli | SRC |
| 09 May 2023 | Ditte Juul-Joergensen Director-General | Energy market | SRC |
| 09 May 2023 | Ditte Juul-Joergensen Director-General | Energy market | — |
Mission & Goals
50Hertz operates the electricity transmission system in the north and east of Germany, which it expands as needed for the energy transition. Our extra high voltage grid has an electrical circuit length of about 10,200 kilometres, or the distance between Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. The 50Hertz control area covers the Länder of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, as well as the city states of Berlin and Hamburg. Within these regions, 50Hertz ensures grid and system stability; about 1,100 employees ensure that about 18 million people are supplied with electricity around the clock. 50Hertz is a forerunner in the field of secure integration of renewable energy: in our grid area, more than 60 percent of the electricity consumed is already generated from renewable sources, and the trend is rising. The shareholders of 50Hertz are the Belgian transmission system operator Elia (80 percent) and the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (20 percent).
EU Legislative Interests
Affordable Energy Action Plan; Grids Package; Implementation Electricity Market Design Reform; Revision EU Energy Security Framework; European Climate Resilience and Risk Management Framework; Implementation Net-Zero Industry Act; Implementation EU Clean Energy for all Europeans Legislative Package; Regulation on trans-European networks in energy (TEN-E); Implementation Fit for 55 legislative package (Renewable Energy Directive, Energy Efficiency Directive in particular); Clean Industrial deal State Aid Framework; Climate, Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines; Electricity network codes and guidelines; Network and Information Security Directive; Sustainable Finance, incl. EU Taxonomy; Implementation of the Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases; Implementation REPowerEU package; Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH); Revision of the Union Customs Code; Implementation Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034; EU Omnibus initiatives; wider EU climate and energy policy
Communication Activities
As 50Hertz, we monitor legislative developments on the aforementioned topics, develop positions and share these through position papers, bilateral meetings, events and further publications, including studies. As a European transmission system operator, 50Hertz is a member of the European association ENTSO-E, contributing to the fulfillment of legal mandates and working towards the further integration of the European energy market. 50Hertz, as part of Elia Group, participates on a regular basis to events organised or supported by the European Commission or in the European Parliament (e.g. the EU Sustainable Energy Week).
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
BDEW (Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e.V.); www.bdew.de); RGI Renewables Grid Initiative https://renewables-grid.eu/ ; ENTSO-E - European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity https://www.entsoe.eu/
Organisation Members
https://www.bdew.de/verband/mitglieder/ https://www.entsoe.eu/about/inside-entsoe/members/ https://renewables-grid.eu/about/members.html
Connected Legislation