Substation · Groningen, Netherlands

NorNed Converterstation

NorNed Converterstation is a 450 kV substation in Groningen, Netherlands, operated by TenneT.

Facts

Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.

Fact	Value	Source
Location	Groningen	OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026
Operator	TenneT	OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage	450 kV (levels 450, 380 kV)	OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates	53.4346, 6.8662	OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How its operator compares

TenneT operates 427 of the 440 substations in the Netherlands in our data with a named owner; the most of any owner. Counts cover the substations in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.

Operator in Netherlands	Rank	Substations	Share
TenneT	1st	427	97%
ProRail	2nd	6	1.4%
DSM/Chemelot	3rd	3	0.68%
Stedin	3rd	3	0.68%
EdgeConnex	5th	2	0.45%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this substation: 207 power plants (174 operating, 8,831 MW), 163 permit notices, 17 CO2 emitters (8 operating) and 8 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

Name	Kind	Size	Status	Distance
Substation omgevingsvergunning application, Het Hogeland (gmb-2026-159727)	Permit notice	—	—	0.3 km
Substation omgevingsvergunning decision, Het Hogeland (gmb-2026-253826)	Permit notice	—	—	0.3 km
Substation omgevingsvergunning decision, Het Hogeland (gmb-2026-298705)	Permit notice	—	—	0.3 km
Solar Eemshaven (Eemszon)	Power plant	3.75 MW	Operating	0.6 km
Wind Eemshaven (RWE Windpower Netherlands)	Power plant	7.5 MW	Operating	0.6 km
QTS Eemshaven Netherlands Data Center	Data center	—	—	0.6 km
ENGIE Eemscentrale	CO2 emitter	1,579,405 tCO2e	—	0.9 km
Nieuwbouw datacenter QTS	Data center	—	—	1.0 km
Magnum centrale	Power plant	1,410 MW	Operating	1.0 km

Operator and place

Candidate sites around this substation

2 sites of land near NorNed Converterstation have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.

50 ha site at Uithuizermeeden A 4029, Het Hogeland0.0 km · score 62
48 ha site at Uithuizermeeden A 3741, Het Hogeland0.0 km · score 61

Other substations in Groningen

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Data on this page

European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
Officiële Bekendmakingen. Officiële Bekendmakingen, CC0 1.0.
OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.