Overview
- Provincial and national authorities signaled a preference for Variant 2 in the Houtrakpolder for a new 380 kV station, enabling TenneT to start accelerated field studies with a final site decision expected in early 2026.
- The planned transformer station of about 25 hectares would relieve the overfull Amsterdam port grid and be linked above ground to existing stations at Beverwijk and Vijfhuizen.
- An online public session on December 16 will brief residents on the proposed North Holland North grid expansion, with TenneT, the province and the climate ministry taking questions live.
- In Noordwijk, Liander’s proposed distribution station at the Oude Zeeweg site drew packed hearings with safety and amenity concerns, and the council will continue deliberations on December 18.
- The Algemene Rekenkamer reports national hydrogen network costs rising to roughly €3.8 billion and labels fiscal risk high, while Gasunie urges longer payback and tariff regulation and says parts could be ready by 2029–2032; the H2 Hollandia project in Nieuw-Buinen remains on track for summer 2026 using tube trailers.