German cabinet extends grid-fee subsidy through 2029

Electricity customers (households and businesses) and the four transmission system operators Amprion, 50Hertz, TenneT and TransnetBW are affected. The federal government will pay around EUR 5.525 billion a year from the Climate and Transformation Fund for 2027–2029 to dampen grid fees — about EUR 1 billion less than the EUR 6.5 billion subsidy for 2026.

Cabinet decision of 2 September 2026 amending the Energy Industry Act (EnWG); the bill still requires approval by the Bundestag and Bundesrat.