The land station of TenneT is seen at de Maasvlakte while the Dutch are constructing major new energy infrastructure including wind farms in the North Sea and LNG and electrical substations, in Rotterdam, Netherlands April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/ File Photo
The German government is still planning to buy the local division of Dutch grid operator TenneT, a spokesperson of the economy ministry told Reuters on Sunday.
The government’s plan hit a hurdle after a ruling by the country’s constitutional court on Wednesday that 60 billion euros ($65 billion) in unused COVID-19 pandemic funds cannot be re-used for climate projects.
Reporting by Maria Martinez; Editing by Hugh Lawson
