Source: pv magazine Global
Tennet, the Dutch grid operator, has hit a hard limit on eastern regional connections, forcing new solar and wind projects onto waiting lists rather than offering immediate grid access. The Netherlands can manufacture panels and turbines faster than it can wire them into the network. The constraint will likely accelerate smaller-scale distributed solar adoption and battery storage investments as developers seek workarounds to grid bottlenecks, shifting competitive dynamics between utility-scale and behind-the-meter renewables.