TenneT has (previous share 66.67%) and Stadtwerke Bielefeld (previous share 33.33%) announced the acquisition of the network of E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH Veltheim on July 3, 2015. Power Veltheim is a power distribution system operators in the region of East Westphalia-Lippe.

TenneT will acquire a 220 kV high-voltage grid with a total length of about 180 km. The purchase also includes areas of substations Bielefeld-Ost, Meissen, location and Veltheim and the substations Eickum, Bechterdissen and Grohnde. By purchasing TenneT ensures the future operation and maintenance of the East Westphalian transmission network from a single source.

Hengeler Mueller TenneT has advised on the transaction. Advice was provided by partner Dr. Steffen Oppenländer (M & A, London), Dirk Uwer (regulation, Dusseldorf)

Dr. Stefanie Beinert (tax, Frankfurt), Dr. Thorsten Mäger (antitrust, Dusseldorf) and Christian Hoefs (Labour, Frankfurt), counsel Mathias Link (Tax, Frankfurt) as well as associates Dr. Jörg Meinzenbach, Dr. Moritz Rademacher (both regulation, Dusseldorf), Anne Broll (Labour, Frankfurt) and Dr. Georg hot (M & A, Munich).