Dutch estate agents report housing delays linked to full power grid
The head of a Dutch estate agents’ group estimates that grid congestion is delaying about a quarter of housing projects, but the scale of the delays is unclear.
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Electricity-grid congestion is affecting Dutch housing developments that are nearly finished, as well as future housing projects. WoningBouwersNL warns that even newly built homes already on sale or sold can face delays in getting connected. [1]
The construction trade body says its members have reported problems involving several grid operators. Being placed on a priority list does not guarantee a connection, it says. [1]
Based on a survey of its members, WoningBouwersNL says builders expect grid congestion to cut housing construction output by 25% in 2027, with the projected decline rising towards 40% in 2028. [1]
Update
Dutch estate agents are seeing more housing projects delayed by a full electricity grid, according to Lana Goutsmits-Gerssen, chair of the housing division of the Dutch estate agents’ association NVM. Speaking at a presentation on the previous quarter’s housing market, she estimated that grid congestion was causing delays in about a quarter of projects. The report did not specify how many projects were covered or how the estimate was reached. [2]
A separate warning concerns electricity connections rather than construction schedules. ANP reported that grid operator association Netbeheer Nederland said last month there was no grid capacity for nearly half the homes for which a connection had been requested over the coming three years. [2]
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