BERLIN, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The German government is

considering acquiring a 25.1% minority stake in TenneT Germany,

an economy ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

"We see an opportunity to acquire a strategic minority stake

in Germany's largest TSO (transmission system operator), as we

did with 50Hertz and TransnetBW, thereby making a fundamental

contribution to needs-based grid expansion and a stable

financing structure for TenneT Deutschland," said the

spokesperson in an emailed statement.

(Reporting by Holger Hansen, writing by Miranda Murray, editing

by Thomas Seythal)