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Power plants in Denmark

A directory of 57 power plants in Denmark with a combined installed capacity of 9,006 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

57power plants
9,006MW total capacity
7fuel types
16with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Denmark)

Wind: 19 plants19WindGas: 12 plants12GasCoal: 11 plants11CoalSolar: 11 plants11SolarGeothermal: 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 %58WindBiomass: 20 %20BiomassSolar: 13 %13SolarOil: 4 %4OilCoal: 3 %3CoalGas: 2 %2GasHydro: 0 %0Hydro

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

The state of Denmark’s power emissions

Across the 16 Denmark power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 3.0 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Studstrupvaerket (coal), accounts for about 25% of that 16-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — Dong Energy, Aalborg Forsyning, DONG Energy A/S — control roughly 72% of that 16-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)

Studstrupvaerket: 0.74 Mt CO2/yr0.74Studstrupv…Nordjylland power station: 0.74 Mt CO2/yr0.74Nordjyllan…Esbjerg power station: 0.63 Mt CO2/yr0.63Esbjerg po…Fyns power station: 0.25 Mt CO2/yr0.25Fyns power…Amager power station: 0.24 Mt CO2/yr0.24Amager pow…Silkeborgvaerket power station: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Silkeborgv…Skaerbaekvaerket: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Skaerbaekv…Horsens power station: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Horsens po…Viborg power station: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Viborg pow…Avedoerevaerket (Avedøre): <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Avedoereva…

Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)

Dong Energy: 0.77 Mt CO2/yr0.77Dong EnergyAalborg Forsyning: 0.74 Mt CO2/yr0.74Aalborg Fo…DONG Energy A/S: 0.63 Mt CO2/yr0.63DONG Energ…Fjernvarme Fyn: 0.25 Mt CO2/yr0.25Fjernvarme…HOFOR A/S: 0.24 Mt CO2/yr0.24HOFOR A/SSilkeborg Forsyning A/S [100%]: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Silkeborg …

CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Largest plants in Denmark

#PlantFuelMW
1Avedoerevaerket (Avedøre)Coal815
2Asnaes power stationCoal787
3StudstrupvaerketCoal730
4Nordjylland power stationCoal716
5KyndbyvaerketOil664
6EnstedvaerketCoal626
7AnholtWind400
8SkaerbaekvaerketGas392
9Esbjerg power stationCoal373
10Fyns power stationCoal362
11Amager power stationCoal330
12VandelSolar274
13H.C. Ørsted Works power stationGas273
14StigsnaesvaerketCoal264
15Horns Rev BWind209
16Roedsand 2Wind207
17Roedsand 1Wind166
18Horns Rev AWind160
19Silkeborgvaerket power stationGas108
20Ostkraft power stationCoal108

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Browse by fuel

Wind (19)Gas (12)Coal (11)

Power plants in Denmark by region

Capital Region (10)Central Jutland (10)Zealand (10)

Cite this

Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Denmark. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/denmark/

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Denmark?

There are 56 current or operating power-plant records in Denmark in this open dataset, with about 9,006 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.

What is the largest power plant in Denmark?

Avedoerevaerket (Avedøre) is the largest at about 815 MW (coal).

What fuels generate electricity in Denmark?

The most common plant type in this dataset is wind (19 plants), across 7 fuel types in total.

How clean is Denmark's electricity grid?

Denmark's grid carbon intensity is about 114 gCO₂/kWh, with 91.2% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).