Due to the energy transition, the demand for electricity has grown rapidly. Demand is increasingly greater than the power grid can handle. If demand is structurally too high, grid operators will expand and/or reinforce the electricity grid. However, this cannot be achieved in the short term.
If there is a structural shortage, grid operators are sometimes forced to impose transmission constraints on major electricity consumers.
The affected customers may have a connection for electricity, but they temporarily cannot use the full capacity of this connection. Also, large consumers wishing to expand may not be able to obtain the desired maximum electricity capacity normally associated with their connection.
This transport restriction will continue until space on the network becomes available again.
