This paper reports on how a Dutch energy network distribution company interacts with stakeholders in the decision making and execution of infrastructure projects. A multitude of external stakeholders can be involved having many different roles (Moore & Khagram 2004). In the Netherlands, these stakeholders can be subdivided in those related to the energy value chain (customers, energy producers, energy transport companies, energy sellers), those related to the space occupied by the infrastructure (local population and traffic, governmental agencies, water boards, project developers), those regulatory related to the sector (safety regulators, market regulators, law enforcement), and many more.