Just at Sea

On this page, you can read more about the "Net op zee - Nederwiek 3" project.

What are we going to do?

The municipality Voorne aan Zee surrounding municipalities have been informed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) and TenneT TSO B.V. (TenneT) about an underground high-voltage transmission line. This connection runs from the Nederwiek wind energy area in the North Sea to the municipality of Geertruidenberg or Moerdijk. This underground high-voltage connection is necessary to transport the renewable energy generated at sea in the future to the mainland.

There are several options for the connection currently under consideration. This means that Voorne aan Zee new underground high-voltage power line may be built through part of Voorne aan Zee . Because this new connection may Voorne aan Zee partly through Voorne aan Zee , we are involved in this process as a stakeholder. The ministry will make the final decision regarding the connection and its route.

Background information

Voorne aan Zee lies on the coast between the (future) offshore wind farms and the port of Rotterdam as well as industrial areas further inland. Therefore, in the coming years we will have to deal with several national projects to renew the energy system here. 

Gemeente Voorne aan Zee is following the developments within the various national projects for renewing the energy system with great attention. We are looking at what the interests and possible consequences are for Voorne aan Zee, the landscape and the plans that Voorne aan Zee itself has. We bring these to the attention of EZK and involved network companies during discussions and by responding to (formal) documents. And we stress that it is important that projects are tackled in conjunction, with our residents, entrepreneurs and civil society organizations being properly involved and informed. For all projects, the municipality has no role in the decision-making process.

You can find more information about the various offshore wind farms on the Netopzee project website at .

Contact us

You can find more information about the various offshore wind farms on the Netopzee project website at . You can also sign up for the newsletter there. 

For more information, you can also contact the Energy Projects Office at (070) 379 89 79.