Porthos Allowed To Proceed: A Relief For Energy Transition

Since September 2021, the energy transition (and the Netherlands as a whole) has been waiting for the irrevocability of the permits for Porthos. In November 2022, the (Administrative Law Division of the) Council of State came out with a ruling, but this was only an interim ruling and looked more at the so-called 'partial building exemption' than at Porthos. Today, almost two years after the underlying permits were adopted, the Council of State has come out with a final ruling.

Fortunately, the Council of State ruled that the permissions granted for Porthos can be upheld. The project may go ahead with the necessary delay and can thus make a necessary contribution to the Dutch climate goals.