Latest Update on Powerport
The plan is for the national government and the region to decide on December 1, 2025, on the direction of the expansion of the port and industrial area. We realize that such a decision will have major consequences for all parties involved. That is why we believe it is very important to discuss this topic publicly. The municipal executive wishes to have the Moerdijk City Council approve the municipality’s input for the decision to be made with the national government and the region in December. Several meetings with the City Council have been scheduled for this purpose. The proposal that the municipal executive is submitting to the council represents the municipality’s position for the decision-making process on December 1. It is possible that on December 1, the national government, the province, the water board, and/or the municipality of Drimmelen-Geertruidenberg will not agree with the position of the municipality of Moerdijk. In that case, no decision—or a different decision—will be made on December 1.
We would like to inform residents and business owners within the search areas about the municipality’s input before the committee meeting on November 13. That is why we are organizing two meetings: on November 11 for the eastern search area (the village of Moerdijk) and on November 12 for the southeastern search area (south of the A17, along LPM). Read more in the letters to residents and landowners in the eastern search area (PDF file, November 11 (pdf, 76 KB)) and in the southeastern search area (PDF file, November 12 (pdf, 77 KB)).
On October 28, 2025, the Moerdijk Municipal Executive adopted the amended Moerdijk Regulation 2025. Read more about this onthe Moerdijk Regulation page. This regulation provides homeowners in the village of Moerdijk with certainty in light of the developments surrounding Powerport.
The government plans to make a decision in December regarding the direction of the search and the next steps. In September and October, residents, farmers, businesses, and the Port Authority had the opportunity to share what matters most to them. We spoke with residents about how the two options would affect them and what arrangements would need to be made for them should one of the options actually be chosen. The discussions took place with residents and business owners from Zevenbergschen Hoek (September 24), the outlying areas (September 25), Moerdijk (October 1), Zevenbergen (October 2), and Klundert (October 6). Read more in the news article about the discussions. The discussions led tothe formulation of “preconditions, conditions, and underlying visions”External link.
The municipality of Moerdijk has established a municipal right of first refusal on a large portion of the land in the search area for Powerport Moerdijk. This means that the municipality has the first right to purchase if a landowner wishes to sell land in the area. With this decision, Moerdijk maintains control over the land in the search area. Read more about this on thefrequently asked questions page.
On June 11, the national government and the regional government decided that approximately 700 hectares of land must be identified in the Moerdijk Powerport region to support the energy transition and economic growth. See also thenews article about this decisionExternal linkand thePDF file of the letter to residents (PDF, 98 KB)that was distributed in the village of Moerdijk, Klundert, Zevenbergschen Hoek, Zevenbergen, and the surrounding rural areas. Homeowners in the village of Moerdijk have received aseparate letter (PDF, 81 KB)regarding the Moerdijk scheme.
On June 24, an informational meeting was held at City Hall. That evening, the 200 attendees received information about the plans and their implications for our municipality. Officials, directors, and civil servants from various ministries, the Province of North Brabant, the Brabantse Delta Water Board, and the municipalities of Geertruidenberg, Drimmelen, and Moerdijk were present to speak with attendees. Adrian Los (Ministry of Spatial Planning, Housing, and the Environment), Marc Glaudemans (Province of North Brabant), and Danny Dingemans (Municipality of Moerdijk) provided explanations. The presentations could also be viewed online via a livestream. The following information was shared during the evening:
–PDF file A summary of the Powerport development (pdf, 361 KB)
–PDF fileThe presentation slides (PDF, 2 MB)
–PDF fileThe information panels (PDF, 14 MB)andPDF file on the livability vision (PDF, 6 MB)that were displayed
–PDF fileA public summary of the technical analysis (PDF, 9 MB)
–Watch the presentation here