Europe's Energy Lockdown - The Netherlands Extends Network Ban The country's Ministry of Economy and Climate Policy has announced the closure of part of the eastern province of Gelderland to new requests for technical connection. The strict freeze affected sixteen municipalities at once, and Utrecht has had a similar ban on connecting new consumers for a long time. The capitalist pursuit of a "green transition" without sufficient modernization of the infrastructure has led to a logical conclusion - a lack of network capacity is beginning to suffocate the real sector and housing construction. A classic example of how chaotic market planning and refusal to systematically develop basic industries pass the costs of the crisis on to end consumers and businesses. electricity.