The expenditure associated with transmission grids and systems is made up of operating costs for the transmission grids, plus the cost of maintaining systems used for the primary operating processes. The breakdown is as follows:
|
( x EUR 1,000 ) |
2008 |
2007 |
|
Systems for primary operating processes |
4,139 |
2,976 |
|
Costs of maintaining and operating transmission grids |
19,631 |
15,744 |
|
Payments for use of grids owned by third parties |
12,617 |
3,045 |
|
Cost of work undertaken for third parties |
1,638 |
629 |
|
Release from/addition to the provision for environmental management and decommissioning |
500 |
-/- 2,142 |
|
38,525 |
20,252 |
|
|
|
|
TenneT TSO is responsible for the administration of the national high-voltage grid, but does not own the entire grid. Management agreements have therefore been concluded to cover those parts of the grid that are owned by third parties. These management agreements were not extended at year-end 2008. Negotiations were held in the course of 2008 concerning the acquisition of these grid components by TenneT TSO. On the balance sheet date, these negotiations had not been concluded. The value of the item ‘Payments for the use of grids owned by third parties’ has increased because TenneT paid compensation to Delta N.V. (12-month period) and Enexis B.V. (2-month period) in 2008.