News - Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

1. North Sea Energy Outlook establishes framework conditions for future growth of offshore wind energy

   Offshore wind energy plays an important role in making Dutch energy supply more sustainable and achieving climate objectives. The ...

   News item | 04-12-2020 | 14:48

2. Collaboration Between the United States and the Netherlands Focuses on Hydrogen Technology

   Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the Dutch Ministry of ...

   News item | 06-10-2020 | 15:00

3. Portugal and the Netherlands strengthen bilateral cooperation on green hydrogen

   Portugal and The Netherlands strengthen the bilateral cooperation between the two EU member states in the field of energy. The ...

   News item | 23-09-2020 | 13:30

4. Government extends coronavirus support for jobs and the economy into 2021

   Coronavirus is continuing to affect employment and the economy and the recession is unlikely to end very soon. The government has ...

   News item | 28-08-2020 | 15:00

5. Shell and Eneco to build third unsubsidised Dutch offshore wind farm

   CrossWind, a consortium comprising Shell and Eneco, is going to build and operate the third unsubsidised wind farm in the Dutch ...

   News item | 29-07-2020 | 18:05

6. KPN, T-Mobile and VodafoneZiggo acquire frequencies in Dutch mobile communications auction

   In a Letter to Parliament today, State Secretary Mona Keijzer for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, officially announced that ...

   News item | 21-07-2020 | 17:45

7. Response to Inspectorates' report on 'unavailability of 112'

   Between 15:34 and 18:52 on 24 June 2019, a disruption of the KPN telephone network caused the emergency number 112 to become ...

   News item | 25-06-2020 | 10:25

8. HyWay 27 kick-off: The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Gasunie and TenneT look into using national gas grid to develop hydrogen infrastructure

   The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy are joining Gasunie and TenneT to run a study of the conditions under ...

   News item | 15-06-2020 | 18:00

9. Deutschland möglicherweise Gesellschafter von TenneT

   Der Übertragungsnetzbetreiber TenneT, der in den Niederlanden und Deutschland aktiv ist, braucht in den kommenden Jahren Kapital ...

   News item | 19-05-2020 | 15:02

10. Germany may become shareholder in grid operator TenneT

    Electricity grid operator TenneT, which operates in the Netherlands and Germany, will need billions of euros in the years ahead ...

    News item | 19-05-2020 | 14:53