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Power Plants in Denmark

Denmark has 53 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 57th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 21 operating and 22 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 6.9 GW across 21 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is VindØ Energy Island Offshore wind farm (10.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Ørsted A/S (12), European Energy A/S (7) and TotalEnergies SE (4) — Ørsted A/S alone is named on 23% of them. Half of Denmark's power plants in service predate 2008 (median commissioning year of the 21 with a known date), 8 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Amager power station, dating from 1971. 22 are in the pipeline, led by VindØ Energy Island Offshore wind farm (10.0 GW), under construction. They account for 59% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Denmark.

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53
Power Plant in Denmark
#57
of 155 countries
6.9 GW
Operating capacity
22
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Denmark

Who owns Denmark's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2008 · oldest Amager power station (1971) · newest Glejbjerg solar farm (2025) · 21 of 53 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

How Denmark compares · power plants by country

Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Denmark?
OverWatts maps 53 power plants in Denmark — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 57th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Denmark?
VindØ Energy Island Offshore wind farm, at 10.0 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Denmark's power plants have?
About 6.9 GW operating across 21 plants, with a further 33.0 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Denmark?
Ørsted A/S is named as owner or operator on the most — 12 of 53 (23%). Next are European Energy A/S (7), TotalEnergies SE (4) and Eurowind Energy A/S (3).
How old are Denmark's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2008, across the 21 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Amager power station (1971); 8 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Denmark?
22 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are VindØ Energy Island Offshore wind farm (10.0 GW), Thybo 1 Offshore wind farm (4.0 GW) and Bornholm Energy Island wind farm (3.0 GW).

Other asset classes in Denmark

Oil & Gas Field 24Interconnector 6Pipeline 3Chemical Plant 2Data Centre 1Cement Plant 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335