Drenthe grid status

The numbers

Stations and areas

• Province overview, directional: Every Drenthe service area Wattlas sampled on 5 July 2026 shows TenneT's off-take layer at a less constrained level (code 1) while the feed-in layer is at its most constrained level (code 3). As in Groningen, off-take generally has headroom while feed-in is the binding constraint. Expected: Feed-in relief runs through the TenneT northern reinforcement (Musselkanaal 2026, Veenoord Boerdijk 380 kV 2031 to 2034, Drents Overijsselse Netversterking 2033 to 2036). source
• Emmen (Bargermeer) service area, feed-in: The capacity map (sampled 5 July 2026) lists 82.5 MW existing against 60.8 MW required feed-in capacity with a 71.1 MW feed-in waiting queue, the largest in the sampled Drenthe areas, TenneT feed-in code 3, regional solve indicated 2030. Off-take has room (existing 94.1 against 64.5 required). Enexis plans extra capacity on Bargermeer in 2030. Expected: Enexis extra capacity Bargermeer 2030; TenneT Deelnet Emmen 2031 to 2033 and Veenoord Boerdijk 2031 to 2034. source
• Norg (Zeyerveld) service area, feed-in: The capacity map (sampled 5 July 2026) lists 207 MW existing against 125 MW required feed-in capacity with a 46.3 MW feed-in waiting queue, TenneT feed-in code 3, regional solve indicated 2026. Off-take has ample room (existing 208.4 against 72.3 required). Expected: Enexis extra capacity Zeyerveen (approved, between 2022 and 2026); TenneT Zeyerveen 220 kV transformers 2029 to 2030. source
• Hoogeveen service area, both directions: The capacity map (sampled 5 July 2026) lists 103.8 MW existing against 86.7 MW required off-take (queue 44.5 MW, regional solve 2025) and 97.5 MW existing against 109.6 MW required feed-in (queue 9.1 MW, solve 2027). This service area sits on an Enexis and Rendo boundary, with a Rendo project for a new high-voltage station (afname 2028, opwek 2030). Expected: Rendo new high-voltage station (off-take 2028, feed-in 2030); Enexis extra capacity Hoogeveen (between 2022 and 2027). source

Capacity detail per station or area

Intelligence on this region

• In the north the map flips: off-take has room, feed-in is the wall, July 2026

Sources

• Netbeheer Nederland, capaciteitskaart
• Enexis, persbericht 7 miljard investering (31 oktober 2025)
• Ontwerp-investeringsplan 2026 Enexis Netbeheer (PDF)

As of 2026-07-05. All MW figures come from the official Netbeheer Nederland capacity map, sampled 5 July 2026, carrying that peildatum; existing, required and queued capacity are the map's published per-service-area figures. The directional flip (off-take room, feed-in constrained) is confirmed across the sampled areas. Enexis build-out figures come from Enexis' own press release of 31 October 2025. TenneT project dates are from the capacity map projects layer, all indicative operator timelines. Drenthe is a two-DSO province: Enexis for most of it, and Rendo covering part of the Hoogeveen area (confirmed via the capacity map rnb field and a Rendo project record).