Randers is a 52 MW coal power plant in Central Jutland, Denmark. It is operated by Verdo Holding A/S [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 65k homes (estimated). It ranks #27 of 57 Denmark power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1982, it is around 44 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 1,690 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 394 cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 2.7% of Denmark's electricity; the national grid averages 114 gCO₂/kWh (91.2% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1022042.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 52 MW, Randers is below the median coal plant in Denmark (373 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
1,690 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Denmark coal capacity
- 1.0% of 5,163 MW across 11 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 11 dated coal plants in Denmark are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Denmark
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Verdo Holding A/S [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 56.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 53% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 81/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #11 largest coal power plant of 11 in Denmark by capacity.
Denmark has 11 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 5,163 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Hollandsbjerg · Wind · 17 MW · Central Jutland
- Akzo Mariager power station · Gas · 25 MW · Nordjylland
- Studstrupvaerket · Coal · 730 MW · Central Jutland
- Viborg power station · Gas · 55 MW · Midtjylland
- Silkeborgvaerket power station · Gas · 108.2 MW · Midtjylland
- Grenaa Reserve power station · Gas · 25 MW · Midtjylland
Location
Coordinates 56.4584, 10.0475 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Randers?
Randers is a 52 MW coal power plant in Central Jutland, Denmark, commissioned in 1982.
Who operates Randers?
Randers is operated by Verdo Holding A/S [100%].
How much CO₂ does Randers emit?
Randers has measured emissions of about 1,690 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).