Gruna wakes up from the cold: district heating construction starts in October 2023!
Renovation work on the district heating network in Gruna will begin in October 2023 and will last until the end of 2026. Sachsen-Energie is investing around four million euros.

Gruna wakes up from the cold: district heating construction starts in October 2023!
From October 2023, things will really get going in Dresden-Gruna: the district heating network is being renovated, and that will have some impact on the residents. Sachsen-Energie recently announced details of the planned construction work, which is scheduled to last until the end of 2026. A comprehensive renovation of the main district heating pipeline north of Rothermundpark to Rosenbergstrasse is planned. The further steps include the renovation of a district heating duct, the distribution pipes and the house connections between Rosenbergstrasse and Zwinglistrasse, such as Sächsische.de reports.
Rosenbergstrasse can be used again without restrictions from October 1, 2023, which is a small ray of hope for road users. However, residents must expect some detours as parking spaces, particularly in front of the medical center, will be closed during construction work. In addition, parking bans will be set up at Rosenbergstrasse 12 and Postelwitzerstrasse 2 to ensure access to the construction site.
Work will continue until 2026
The costs for this extensive construction phase amount to around four million euros. The renovation work is urgently needed because the sewers and supply lines in Gruna are already very outdated. Work has been underway here since January 2023 to make the district heating supply future-proof. However, the latest construction phase, which is planned on Rosenbergstrasse, will not only take place between the houses, but also requires special measures at the medical center number 14. For this section, SachsenEnergie plans to close Rosenbergstrasse from the entrance to the medical center to the end of the building, as Tag24 informed.
Although the closure will cause inconvenience, pedestrians will still be able to access the medical center and residential buildings as diversions will be signposted. The planned work is not only purely municipal, but is also in the context of the national goals for climate neutrality. Because in the area of the heating transition, district heating supply is becoming increasingly important in Germany. A working paper from BfEE and BMWK shows that the annual rate of new connections should be tripled by 2030 and even increased fivefold by 2045. The goal? A climate-neutral heat supply in the building sector, which could also have a positive impact on demand in cities like Dresden, as the information on BfEE makes clear.
In the coming months, clarity will be created about the progress in expanding the district heating supply in Dresden-Gruna. And while construction work progresses, it is hoped that residents will be able to switch to a future-oriented and environmentally friendly heat supply - in keeping with the energy transition.