Overview
- The cabinet has unveiled a ten-point package led by State Secretary Jo-Annes de Bat to shorten or remove permit steps that slow grid extensions.
- From 1 October designated high-voltage projects will use a single fast appeals route directly to the Raad van State with the court aiming to rule within about six months.
- The government has asked the European Commission for permission to exempt certain grid projects from EU nitrogen permits and is waiting for Brussels to decide.
- Net operators may use reserved ‘escape-lane’ capacity to free space for new connections, a change that can allow more hookups but could mean lower power during network faults.
- Industry groups welcomed the measures as an urgent toolbox that could speed projects by months to up to 18 months, while officials say key details, project designations and local legal concerns still need to be worked out.