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Dutch government opts to sell TenneT stake to investor group, Telegraaf reports
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
The Dutch government plans to sell a minority stake in TenneT's German arm to investors, addressing capital needs. A decision between a stake sale or IPO is expected soon.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government has decided to sell a minority stake in the German arm of power grid company TenneT to a group of investors, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on Friday, citing sources close to the matter.
Dutch Finance minister Eelco Heinen earlier on Friday said he had briefed parliament in confidence about his proposed solution for the capital needs of the grid operator's German business, without giving further detail.
A spokesperson for the Finance ministry declined to comment on the media report about the sale.
The government had earlier said it would announce its plans for state-owned TenneT this month, deciding between the sale of a minority stake in the German arm or a partial IPO.
German newspaper Handlesblatt last month said a consortium of Norway's sovereign wealth fund and Dutch pension fund APG aimed to submit a bid by mid-September.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer, Edirting by Franklin Paul)
A minority stake refers to owning less than 50% of a company's shares, which means the shareholder does not have control over the company's decisions.
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