# Siemens to retrofit Daxlanden substation for TransnetBW

Siemens was commissioned by TransnetBW to build new gas-insulated switchgear at the Daxlanden substation in Karlsruhe, Germany, with a low triple-digit million euro order, to be completed in stages by 2029.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-11-14
- Where: Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Value: $110.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: gas-insulated switchgear, substation equipment
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md)
- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (supplier)
- [TransnetBW](https://endata.com/companies/9536.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [press.siemens.com](https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-retrofit-one-largest-substations-germany), 2019-11-14: "German transmission grid operator TransnetBW has commissioned Siemens to build new switchgear in the 380 kilovolt (kV) Daxlanden substation in Karlsruhe."
- [powertransformernews.com](https://www.powertransformernews.com/2019/11/18/siemens-to-retrofit-daxlanden-substation-in-germany/), 2019-11-18: "We are preparing the substation for the requirements of the energy transition. It will become TransnetBW's largest network node and one of the largest in Europe."
- [transformers-magazine.com](https://transformers-magazine.com/tag/siemens/page/3/), 2020-02-04: "German transmission grid operator TransnetBW has commissioned Siemens to build new switchgear in the 380 kV Daxlanden substation in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg."

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