ELECTRICITY & HEAT SUPPLY TRANSITION POTSDAM

under appraisal

The project concerns a part of the promoter's multi-annual investment programme in electricity distribution and district heating networks and heat generation over a five-year period. The programme components for the electricity network include refurbishment and extension of existing low-, medium- and high-voltage infrastructure to improve the safety, reliability and quality of service, to replace obsolete hardware as well as to enable connections of new system users. The district heating components entail construction of new heat generation capacities (geothermal heat source with heat pumps) as well as renovating and extending the network by refurbishment of existing network infrastructure and construction of new pipelines, substations and client connections. The district heating investments will improve operations, connecting new users, ensuring security of supply and increase the share of renewable energy heat generation (to comply with EEG requirements).