Planning Consent Awarded

In May 2022, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK), coordinating via Bureau Energieprojecten at RVO under the Rijkscoördinatieregeling, adopted the Rijksinpassingsplan "Net op zee IJmuiden Ver Alpha" fase 1 together with the coordinated package of uitvoeringsbesluiten (execution permits) on 25 May 2022. This project-level decision authorises TenneT to develop, construct, operate and maintain the IJmuiden Ver Alpha 2 GW, 525 kV HVDC offshore grid connection between the IJmuiden Ver offshore wind zone in the North Sea and the onshore high-voltage substation at Borssele / Sloegebied in Zeeland, including the offshore converter platform, the subsea and onshore export cable corridor running via the Veerse Meer, and the onshore converter station at Nieuwdorp. The coordinated package encompassed the omgevingsvergunning for the converter station (Gemeente Borsele), the Wet natuurbescherming (Wnb) permit dated 25 May 2022 (Ministerie van LNV) for Natura 2000 impact mitigation, the watervergunning from Rijkswaterstaat Zee en Delta for the offshore and marine sections, the watervergunning from Waterschap Scheldestromen for inland crossings, and a Spoorwegwet permit from ProRail for rail crossings. Fase 2 (supplementary Gemeente Borsele permits) and Fase 3 (Nota van Antwoord, May 2025) are follow-on decisions; May 2022 is the headline planning-consent date providing the legal basis for construction.