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What is constrained: Both directions across the province: every sampled service area is at TenneT's most constrained transmission level for off-take and feed-in. The heaviest off-take waiting queues sit in the industrial south (Maastricht, the Chemelot cluster area) and in Venlo.
Still worth screening: Screening in Limburg is a timeline question, not a yes or no: the regional stations often have existing capacity above current contracts, so the binding limit is the transmission layer above, and the relevant date is when the named 380 kV projects land, not whether the local station has room on paper.
What changed: In December 2025 TenneT named four Limburg projects for acceleration (the Buggenum-Kelpen-Nederweert, Buggenum-Blerick and Buggenum-Boekend connections, and the new 380 kV station Einighausen), while stating the province still faces at least five more years of significant grid-connection delays. The upgrade formerly called Maasbracht-Graetheide is now consolidated into TenneT's Maasbracht-Einighausen 380 kV project: planuitwerking 2026 to 2029, realisatie 2029 to 2033, ingebruikname indicatively 2031 to 2034.
What to watch: The Maasbracht-Einighausen 380 kV project's draft project decision (ontwerp-projectbesluit), whose comment period (zienswijze) is expected Q2 2027 per Provincie Limburg, its ingebruikname indicatively 2031 to 2034, and whether the acceleration of the four named projects holds against the acknowledged multi-year delay.
The numbers
source, as of 2026-07-05
source, as of 2026-07-05
Stations and areas
- Province overview, both directions: Every Limburg service area Wattlas sampled on 5 July 2026 shows TenneT's transmission layer at its most constrained level (code 3) for both off-take and feed-in. The Enexis congestion studies for Limburg stations (for example Maasbracht and Roermond) are marked as taken over by TenneT because the binding constraint sits on the high-voltage grid, so the structural timeline is set by TenneT's projects, not the regional stations. Expected: Structural relief runs through TenneT's Maasbracht-Einighausen 380 kV project (formerly named Maasbracht-Graetheide): planuitwerking 2026 to 2029, realisatie 2029 to 2033, ingebruikname indicatively 2031 to 2034. source
- Maastricht (Limmel) service area, off-take: The capacity map (sampled 5 July 2026) lists 237.3 MW of existing transport capacity for off-take against 97.7 MW required for current contracts, but a 61.4 MW off-take waiting queue that cannot be granted because TenneT's transmission layer above is full (code 3). Regional congestion expected solved in 2025 per the map; the transmission constraint runs longer. Expected: Regional off-take expected solved 2025 per the map; transmission relief via TenneT's Maasbracht-Einighausen 380 kV project, ingebruikname indicatively 2031 to 2034. source
- Venlo (Blerick) service area, both directions: The capacity map (sampled 5 July 2026) lists 122.4 MW existing against 96.2 MW required off-take capacity with a 43.5 MW off-take queue (regional solve indicated 2033), and 110.2 MW existing against 57.6 MW required feed-in capacity with a 15.2 MW feed-in queue. TenneT code 3 both directions. Enexis plans extra capacity on Blerick between 2026 and 2031. Expected: Enexis extra capacity on Blerick between 2026 and 2031; TenneT Buggenum-Blerick 150 kV reinforcement 2035 to 2038. source
- Geleen and Chemelot (Lutterade) service area, both directions: The capacity map (sampled 5 July 2026) lists 88.8 MW existing against 85.2 MW required off-take capacity with a 13.8 MW off-take queue, and 86.4 MW existing against 78.6 MW required feed-in capacity with a 4.2 MW feed-in queue, regional solve indicated 2027 both directions. TenneT code 3 both directions. This is the grid feeding the Chemelot industrial cluster, the demand engine behind TenneT's Maasbracht-Einighausen 380 kV upgrade (formerly called Maasbracht-Graetheide). Expected: Enexis extra capacity on Lutterade 2027; TenneT Maasbracht-Einighausen 380 kV, ingebruikname indicatively 2031 to 2034. source
Capacity detail per station or area
| Station or area | Layer | Direction | Available MW | Needed MW | Relief project | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province overview, both directions | Both grids | Both | Not yet published | Not yet published | Maasbracht-Einighausen 380 kV project (TenneT, formerly Maasbracht-Graetheide), Planuitwerking 2026 to 2029, realisatie 2029 to 2033, ingebruikname 2031 to 2034, indicative | high | source, 2026-07-05 |
| Maastricht (Limmel) service area, off-take | Both grids | Off-take | 237.3 | 97.7 | Maasbracht-Einighausen 380 kV project (TenneT, formerly Maasbracht-Graetheide), Ingebruikname indicatively 2031 to 2034 | high | source, 2026-07-05 |
| Venlo (Blerick) service area, both directions | Both grids | Both | 122.4 | 96.2 | Extra capacity Blerick (Enexis) plus Buggenum-Blerick 150 kV verzwaring (TenneT), Blerick 2026 to 2031; Buggenum-Blerick 2035 to 2038, indicative | high | source, 2026-07-05 |
| Geleen and Chemelot (Lutterade) service area, both directions | Both grids | Both | 88.8 | 85.2 | Extra capacity Lutterade (Enexis) plus Maasbracht-Einighausen 380 kV (TenneT, formerly Maasbracht-Graetheide), Lutterade 2027; Maasbracht-Einighausen ingebruikname indicatively 2031 to 2034 | high | source, 2026-07-05 |