For queries
Katrin Frendo
Press Officer
T +49 2361 38-1230
M +49 162 2845668
katrin.frendo@westnetz.de
Arnela Sacic
Project Communications Officer
T +49 231 91291-1469
arnela.sacic@thyssengas.com
About Westnetz GmbH
Well networked for a secure energy supply. Westnetz GmbH, based in Dortmund, is the largest distribution grid operator in western Germany. As a subsidiary of the energy service and infrastructure provider Westenergie AG, Westnetz plans, builds and operates electricity, natural gas, water and broadband grids in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony. The electricity grid operated by Westnetz measures 175,000 kilometres and the natural gas grid around 24,000 kilometres. Around 7,000 employees ensure that people in Westnetz's supply area are supplied with energy and fast internet around the clock. Further information can be found at: www.westnetz.de
About Thyssengas
Thyssengas GmbH is a German transmission system operator. The company, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021, is headquartered in Dortmund. Thyssengas operates a gas network around 4,400 kilometres long - mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia, but also with individual pipelines in Lower Saxony. It supplies downstream distribution network operators as well as industrial companies and power plants. Thyssengas is focussing on hydrogen as a gaseous energy source for a climate-neutral future. The Dortmund-based network operator is involved in numerous initiatives to this end. At the same time, it is making targeted investments in the conversion of its pipeline system to enable a rapid hydrogen ramp-up as part of the energy transition. The company currently employs around 520 people at seven locations in the grid area, and the number is growing.