High-voltage 380kV northern Netherlands connection

Electricity is a basic necessity of life; we cannot live without it. In the coming years, the need for (sustainable) electricity will continue to increase. It is therefore important that we have and maintain a reliable electricity network with sufficient capacity for developments in supply and demand, now and in the future.

Therefore, new 380kV power lines are being constructed or planned in the Northern Netherlands.

Vierverlaten-Ens

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) and grid operator TenneT are exploring the construction of a new 380kV power line. It concerns the area between the high-voltage substations in Groningen (Vierverlaten) and the Noordoostpolder (Ens). The new connection is necessary for energy transition and to prevent future bottlenecks in the electricity grid. The coming years will see a sharp increase in the sustainable generation of electricity. So will the demand for electricity from households and businesses. More information can be found on Tennet's project page.

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News release January 2025

TenneT organizes 10 information meetings on new high-voltage connection between Vierverlaten and Ens

Between January 13 and February 12, 2025, TenneT is organizing 10 information meetings. There you can talk to TenneT employees about the new high-voltage connection between Vierverlaten (near Groningen) and Ens (Noordoostpolder).

Visitors can drop in between 1 and 5 p.m. to ask questions or engage in conversation. The locations of the meetings are in the vicinity of route alternatives we are investigating. For interested parties from the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, the meeting on Monday, February 3, in Burgum is the closest.

Route alternatives

The memorandum of scope and detail (NRD) was adopted at the end of January 2024. This study plan lists route alternatives with a corridor 5 kilometers wide. Lines have been developed within these corridors: the route alternatives. These routes are narrower and form the basis for the studies currently underway. Ministers are expected to make a decision on which route alternative is preferred by the end of 2025.

Increased demand for electricity  

TenneT wants to build the new high-voltage connection to transport more electricity, in part to enable energy transition. This is why a lot of electricity will be generated by the sun or wind in the future. The new high-voltage connection is necessary to prevent future bottlenecks in the electricity grid. From 2025, TenneT expects more bottlenecks in the electricity grid due to the increasing demand (for electricity) and the transition to sustainable energy. After 2030, the risk of more bottlenecks increases.

Dates and locations

Monday, Jan. 13, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.	Village Hall Oomkegast	De Olde Ee 10, Boerakker
Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.	Van der Valk	Lavendelheide 4, Drachten
Monday, Jan. 20, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.	Protestant congregation of Akkrum	ingelstrjitte 13, Akkrum
Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.	The Castle	Godfries van Rhenenlaan 2, Volenhove
Monday, Jan. 27, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.	Kulturhus Oudehaske	Julianastraat 5, Oudehaske
Wednesday, Jan. 29, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.	Beachclub Lemmer	Industrieweg 2, Lemmer
Monday, Feb. 3, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.	Glinstra State	Freerk Bosgraafstraat 18, Burgum
Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.	't Voorhuys	De Deel 20, Emmeloord
Monday, Feb. 10, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.	Village Hall the Botter	Bruchtstraat 3, Kuinre
Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.	Village Hall 'Het Roefje'	G.J. Gillotstraat 29, Ens

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