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New electricity contract in Bernhardswald: Bayernwerk secures the future of energy!
Bernhardswald signs a new concession agreement with Bayernwerk for electricity supply. Details of the August 25, 2025 announcement.
New electricity contract in Bernhardswald: Bayernwerk secures the future of energy!
On September 2, 2025, it was announced that the municipality of Bernhardswald had concluded a new concession agreement with Bayernwerk Netz GmbH. The contract, which was signed on July 28, 2025, allows Bayernwerk Netz GmbH to use public transport routes to ensure the supply of electricity to the community. This was published in an official municipal notice on August 25, 2025. Bayernwerk Netz GmbH is the only operator that has met the municipality's requirements, according to the Bavarian model concession agreement.
The agreement not only refers to Bernhardswald, but also shows the importance of concession contracts for energy supply in Bavarian municipalities. The municipality of Sinzing reported that it had also concluded a concession agreement with Bayernwerk Netz GmbH for the next 21 years. Loud sinzing.de Bayernwerk will be entrusted with responsibility for the power grid and supplying the citizens of Sinzing until September 30, 2045.
Concession agreements in focus
Concession agreements regulate the rights and obligations between a municipality and a network operator. They allow network operators to use public roads for the construction and maintenance of energy supply networks. These agreements are legally anchored in the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) and must comply with local law requirements, as stated by energierechtler.de is explained.
The power grids managed by Bayernwerk in the municipality of Sinzing cover around 140 kilometers and around 1,300 house connections, with an annual energy output of around 8 million kilowatt hours. This underlines the great importance of energy supply companies for the respective municipalities.
The innovations set out in these contracts relate to the maintenance and expansion of the networks so that security of supply remains guaranteed. The corresponding obligations of the concession holders are clearly defined and also include the regular maintenance of the networks and the payment of the concession fee to the municipality.
These measures are not only an improvement in the infrastructure, but also a step towards future security for the energy supply in the communities.