Liander gets to work on power grid in West Maas en Waal

Network operator Liander and the municipality of West Maas en Waal are joining forces to prepare the municipality's power grid for the future. Liander is using a neighborhood approach to increase the capacity of the electricity grid. This involves installing additional electricity substations and laying new cables. This expansion is necessary to better align the power grid with the growing demand for electricity. To formalize the agreements made, Liander and the municipality signed the cooperation agreement for the neighborhood approach on October 22.

The expansion of the power grid is particularly visible in the additional electrical substations that are being installed. The electrical substation, also known as a transformer station, is an important building block of the energy network. Additional substations and cables are needed to make the electricity grid more powerful, thereby increasing its capacity. By working on a village or neighborhood by village or neighborhood by neighborhood basis, disruption is limited and work can be carried out efficiently to reduce and prevent disruptions and problems on the electricity grid.

Neighborhood approach for efficient implementation

The signing of the cooperation agreement for the neighborhood approach marks the start of further elaboration of the agreements made between Liander and the municipality of West Maas en Waal.

"I am pleased that Liander is going to improve the power grid in West Maas en Waal. This will allow our residents to continue doing laundry, making coffee, and turning on the lights without any worries in the future," says Alderman Evert Jan Slootweg. "With more and more heat pumps and electric cars, the power grid will soon be ready for that too. That will make life easier and more sustainable. It will enable us to live without natural gas by 2050."

Martijn Schwering, Public Sector Relationship Manager at Liander, says: “A future-proof electricity grid is essential to provide residents of West Maas en Waal with sufficient power now and in the future. By working with the municipality to take a neighborhood-based approach, we can expand the network in a timely manner and adapt it to growing demand. This prevents unnecessary disruption and ensures that we can work together to build a reliable energy supply."

Information about activities

Liander will inform residents and businesses in good time before work commences in their neighborhood. As soon as work starts in West Maas en Waal, it can also be followed on Liander's information page about the neighborhood approach.