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The southern German states of Hesse and Bavaria are passing the buck to each other on who should provide its territory for completing much-needed grid expansion plans, Pitt von Bebenburg writes in the Frankfurter Rundschau. Hesse鈥檚 Green economy minister Tarek al-Wazir said the planned route through his federal state was 鈥渁n exclusively political decision鈥� that does not reflect any technical necessities. An alternative route leading through Bavaria would be over 100 million euros cheaper to build, al-Wazir said, adding that Bavaria 鈥渞evolts against almost any grid expansion project and expects to get a reward for that鈥�. Al-Wazir said his administration was 鈥渁 big advocate of the energy transition鈥� but also 鈥渘o fools鈥� and therefore insists on a solid technical justification for the transmission line鈥檚 final route. In 2015, Bavarian opposition overturned plans for a route that would run through its own territory and insisted that a different route through Hesse was considered. 鈥淚f a transmission line is necessary and the best route is through Hesse, we will not put that into question鈥�, al-Wazir said, adding that 鈥渨e expect everyone else to do the same鈥�.
The expansion of Germany鈥檚 electricity grid to allow the transmission of large volumes of renewable power from the windy north to industrial centres in the south is one of the German Energiewende鈥檚 greatest challenges. The planned transmission lines are slated for completion by 2025 but continuous opposition by residents as well as by local politicians against the large-scale infrastructure project make compliance with this timetable uncertain.