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Power plants in Denmark

A directory of 47 power plants in Denmark with a combined installed capacity of 8,085 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

47power plants
8,085MW total capacity
7fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Denmark)

Wind: 19 plants19WindSolar: 12 plants12SolarCoal: 10 plants10CoalGas: 3 plants3GasGeothermal: 1 plants1GeothermalBiomass: 1 plants1BiomassOil: 1 plants1Oil

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Denmark electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

114gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
91.2%low-carbon electricity
91.2%renewables
8.8%fossil fuels
Wind: 58 % of electricity58WindBioenergy: 20 % of electricity20BioenergySolar: 13 % of electricity13SolarOil: 4 % of electricity4OilCoal: 3 % of electricity3CoalGas: 2 % of electricity2GasHydro: 0 % of electricity0Hydro

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Denmark

#PlantFuelMW
1Avedoerevaerket (Avedøre)Coal815
2Asnaes power stationCoal787
3StudstrupvaerketCoal730
4Nordjylland power stationCoal716
5KyndbyvaerketOil664
6EnstedvaerketCoal626
7Esbjerg power stationCoal407
8AnholtWind400
9SkaerbaekvaerketGas392
10Fyns power stationCoal362
11Amager power stationCoal330
12StigsnaesvaerketCoal264
13Horns Rev BWind209
14Roedsand 2Wind207
15Roedsand 1Wind166
16Horns Rev AWind160
17H.C. ØrstedGas98
18Herning CHPBiomass88
19SvanemølleGas81
20Klim FjordholmeWind67

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