Dutch grid congestion — four citable numbers

A citation-ready snapshot of the Dutch electricity grid. Every figure comes from the latest national snapshot (2026-05-21).

Queued consumption (afname)

7.4 GW

Requested MW that DSOs cannot yet allocate on the consumption side.

Queued feed-in (opwek)

5.4 GW

Requested MW for grid export — solar farms, batteries in export mode, wind.

MW unlocked at TenneT relief

21.3 GW

Total MW in areas where TenneT has published a relief year; cap drops on that year.

Municipalities without an F grade

202 / 343 (59%)

Share of Dutch municipalities currently free of an F (lock-out) grade on either direction.