Overview
- The municipal executive favors an eastward expansion that would erase the village to free roughly 450 hectares as part of a ~700‑hectare Powerport build‑out.
- About 230 hectares are slated for three energy stations, including a TenneT 380 kV high‑voltage substation to reinforce the future power grid.
- Officials say the choice follows a national assignment to add large‑scale energy infrastructure, as the deputy mayor argued that the country will need “ten Moerdijks.”
- The direction is not final: the council will discuss the plan this week and is due to decide on 19 November, while the municipality demands individual compensation, liveability measures and protections for graves and heritage.
- Residents and local businesses describe shock, grief and uncertainty over homes, jobs and burial sites, and planning experts foresee legal procedures that could delay or reshape the project, with first major works projected around 2033.