Eizeringen - Dilbeek

Elia is going to dismantle an overhead line (36 kV) between the Eizeringen high-voltage substation in Lennik and the high-voltage substation in Dilbeek. Work has been underway to reinforce the grid in the region since 2022 and the high-voltage substation in Eizeringen is now being supplied by an additional 150-kV connection. In 2024, the 36-kV overhead connection between Lennik and Dilbeek was decommissioned as a result of all the above. Elia will start to dismantle the overhead line in phases in March 2025.

Elia is going to dismantle an overhead line (36 kV) between Lennik and Dilbeek. The route will start at the Eizeringen high-voltage substation on the Ninoofsesteenweg. The overhead line will be dismantled up to the high-voltage substation on the Kloosterstraat in Dilbeek.

All electricity cables over a length of eight kilometres will be removed. Elia will dismantle a total of 41 high-voltage pylons. Elia wants clear agreements in place to ensure the impact this work has on the environment is kept to a minimum. A site supervisor will regularly check compliance with the following agreements:

• Elia will work in phases to limit the duration and scale of the impact on the surrounding area.
• Access to homes and businesses will be possible at all times while the work is in progress.
• Site traffic will use the shortest, safest and most accessible routes.
• Possible diversions will be discussed with the relevant authorities and announced to local residents in advance.
• When removing electricity cables, protective wooden frames or cranes will be used to mitigate disruption and any impact on the local area.
• Pedestrians and cyclists will always be able to pass the worksites safely.
• Once work is complete, the worksites will always be restored to their original state.

The overhead line will be dismantled in two phases:

• March-July 2025: from the pylon at the intersection between the Bruine-Lieveheerstraat and Kattenstraat in Dilbeek to the pylon at the high-voltage substation in Eizeringen.
• August-September 2025: from the high-voltage substation in Dilbeek to the pylon near Stationsstraat 178 in Dilbeek.

Letter to local residents (in Dutch)

Information sheet - dismantling of overhead line (in Dutch)

Information sheet - dismantling of overhead line (in French)