European grid operator TenneT has completed its seven-project 700-megawatt offshore grid connection programme with the Hollandse Kust (west Beta) link, finalised five months ahead of schedule and certified grid-ready by energy certification firm DNV.
The completion marks the end of a multi-year initiative that has delivered 6.1 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind transmission capacity to the Dutch grid since 2019, with one new connection commissioned each year.
“In just under ten years, with the rollout of the 700MW programme, we have demonstrated, together with our partners and the market, that we can move mountains,” said Marco Kuijpers, TenneT’s director of offshore.
TenneT said the Hollandse Kust (west Beta) project reflects its standardised connection model, designed to accelerate delivery and reduce costs for offshore wind developers.
The grid operator is now advancing its next phase — a 2GW direct-current (DC) programme — to support the Netherlands’ target of reaching 21GW of offshore wind capacity by 2032.
According to TenneT, the 2GW programme will apply new high-voltage DC technology to increase efficiency and connect larger wind farms farther from shore.
