As a grid operator, Alliander is responsible within its region for the construction and management of, among other things, the gas network. In new developments, no new gas connections are being realized. In the coming ye…
ars, further replacement of brittle main pipeline materials—namely, grey cast iron and asbestos cement—as well as other (older) main pipeline materials is planned. For the above-mentioned activities, various Wide Range Couplings (WRK) are used. The Wide Range Couplings are employed to connect steel
and cast iron pipelines, as well as PE pipelines, to the new pipeline materials, PE and impact-resistant PVC, with the same nominal diameter or with a transition to a different nominal diameter. It is expected that from 2032 onward, the use