Bundesnetzagentur opens public consultation on electricity and gas/hydrogen scenario frameworks 2027-2040/2045

Klaus Müller, Bundesnetzagentur President: "Transforming the energy systems successfully is a joint task."

Year of issue 2026
Date of issue 2026.08.31

The Bundesnetzagentur has today opened a consultation on the draft scenario frameworks for electricity and for gas and hydrogen. The simultaneous consultation allows the possible developments to be considered together.

“The network operators in both sectors have already merged their assumptions in the drafts. This links the planning processes from the outset,” explained Klaus Müller, President of the Bundesnetzagentur. “I am already looking forward to the discussion with civil society, professional associations, companies and authorities in the weeks ahead.”

The target for 2045 in both scenario frameworks is a climate-neutral energy system in Germany. Scenario B (electricity) and scenario 2 (gas/H2) were submitted as a joint scenario.

In the electricity scenario framework, the transmission system operators (TSOs) look at three scenarios each for 2040 and 2045. In all scenarios the assumed capacity of the electrolysers is significantly lower than in the last scenario framework. As a result, the network operators assume in all scenarios that there is a significant dependency on hydrogen imports.

According to the network operators’ assumptions, the boom in data centre and grid energy storage projects will continue. It will lead to consistently higher power output and consumption in all scenarios compared with the previous scenario framework.