Policy & Energy Correspondent, Dutch Business Review
Thijs Mulder covers Dutch business policy, energy infrastructure and industrial strategy. His reporting focuses on the rules and physical constraints that determine whether companies can actually expand, including grid congestion, permitting, defence procurement and trade policy.
He uses government, regulator and infrastructure-operator documents as primary sources and concentrates on implementation: how long projects take, who bears the cost and where policy collides with capacity on the ground.
Thijs reports on policy at the point where it meets physical capacity. Grid rules, industrial strategy, permitting and defence procurement can all look decisive on paper while remaining constrained by connections, land, labour or delivery schedules, so his work follows implementation as closely as announcement.
He also separates consultation, approval, construction and operation when comparing projects. That discipline is particularly important in Dutch energy and infrastructure coverage, where a planned connection or policy allocation can be economically significant long before it becomes usable capacity.
New Dutch Business Review primary research of 3,568 respondents finds grid congestion is delaying investment and 80% would increase investment if capacity were available.
The Netherlands plans to acquire a Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft and join a shared Swedish pool. Here is what the 2031 procurement means for Dutch and NATO defence.
How the Netherlands is expanding semiconductor education, retraining and regional talent pipelines as the chip ecosystem competes for engineers and technicians.
Why housing, transport and electricity capacity have become semiconductor-policy issues as Brainport Eindhoven expands.
The European Commission has opened a consultation on Dutch electricity-market reforms linked to future supply adequacy. Responses close on 12 October 2026.
A detailed guide to Project Beethoven, the Dutch government's €2.51 billion package for semiconductor talent, transport, housing and infrastructure in Brainport Eindhoven.
A detailed look at the Netherlands' semiconductor talent shortage, the government's 38,000-worker estimate, Project Beethoven education spending and the regions expected to train the next generation of chip workers.
Much of Utrecht has paused new electricity connections since 1 July 2026 because of grid congestion. See what the freeze means for businesses and investment.
Why Dutch insurers remain cautious on defence investment despite higher NATO spending plans, and what the financing gap means for the Netherlands defence industry.
Shell's Holland Hydrogen 1 project explained using July 2026 information: planned capacity, Pernis demand, commissioning and the economics of utilisation.
Rotterdam's shore-power plans explained: three container terminals, electrical infrastructure, planned connections and the commercial test for use.