DORTMUND, GERMANY — The A-Nord transmission line is a section of the even bigger high-voltage direct current transmission corridor, connecting the wind farms in the north and the photovoltaic in the south with the rest of the country.

The German utility provider Amprion have recently announced that the location for the final leg of the 1000-meter-long and 300-kilometer-wide high-voltage direct-current transmission line in construction has been determined. Amprion’s project manager Jörn Koch considers this to be a true milestone for the project.

“It has been a lot of work so, we are particularly proud to see that it was all worth it,” he said.

Amprion have said that they would be submitting the urban planning and zoning applications for the first of the overall six project sections as early as October 2021. The applications will be submitted for review by a board as well as made available to the public, who will then have time to voice any potential concerns or objections and submit those for review as well. The process is expected to take until the beginning of 2023.

“The reviews and board meetings are going give us a first glimpse of the general mood and we will be able to gage how much of a resistance we are likely to face on those 300 kilometers,” said project manager Jörn Koch. “Up until now we seem to have done everything right, seeing as all the previous zoning procedures went over quite smoothly and we must aim to continue that streak in the weeks and months to come.”

Source: Amprion