Netherlands
With a power score of 3.11, the Netherlands ranks number 1 among developed markets and number 1 in the global power ranking.
- Developed markets
- Europe
3.11 / 5
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+1 place
Global power rank change
Overview
The Netherlands has a power score of 3.11, which puts it at rank 1 in the global power ranking, and rank 1 in the developed markets power ranking. In comparison to 2021 the power rank of the Netherlands has remained the same.
At 3.11, the power score of the Netherlands is better than the regional average of 2.18 in the Europe region.
Regional power score comparison
Power
Power policy
The Netherlands implements policies in 5/6 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Feed-in Tariff, Net Metering, Import tax incentives, VAT incentives.
Power policies
Power prices and costs
The average electricity price in the Netherlands has increased from 162.73 USD/MWh in 2021 to 191.26 USD/MWh in 2022. Since 2017, the average electricity price in the Netherlands has fluctuated between 129.57 USD/MWh (2017) and 191.26 USD/MWh (2022).
Power market
The top amount of capacity installed in the Netherlands in 2022 was in Solar PV at 37.93%, up from 31.53% in 2021.
Installed capacity (in MW)
Electricity generation (in GWh)
The largest electricity generating technology in the Netherlands in 2022 was Natural Gas, generating some 40.35% of electricity, down from 47.5% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in eletricity generation in 2022 was Solar PV at 14.84%, up from 9.64% in 2021.
Investment in clean energy in the Netherlands was around $5572.15 million in 2022, an increase of 110.09% from 2021 ($2652.23 million). Between 2017 and 2022, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2020 at $9506.75 million, while the lowest was in 2021 with $2652.23 million.
Utility privatisation
Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?
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Wholesale power market
Does the country have a wholesale power market?
Doing business and barriers
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Currency of PPAs
Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?
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Bilateral power contracts
Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?
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Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies
Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?
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Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices
Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?
Transport
Transport policy
The Netherlands implements policies in 6/9 transport policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Clean transport target, National ICE phase-out, EV purchase grant/loan incentive, EV VAT reduction/exemption, EV import tax reduction/exemption, EV income tax reduction/exemption, EV recurring tax reduction/exemption, EV charging infrastructure target, E-bus target.
Transport policies
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Fuel economy standards
Does the country have a fuel economy standard in place?