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Power Plants in Denmark
Denmark has 47 power plants on the map, adding up to about 8 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is wind. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS47
TOTAL CAPACITY8 GW
MOST COMMON FUELWind
By fuel
How Denmark’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Wind19 · 40% · 1 GW
Solar12 · 26% · 251 MW
Coal10 · 21% · 5 GW
Gas3 · 6% · 571 MW
Geothermal1 · 2% · 14 MW
Biomass1 · 2% · 88 MW
Oil1 · 2% · 664 MW
Largest power plants in Denmark
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
815 MWAvedoerevaerket (Avedøre)Coal
787 MWAsnaes power stationCoal1975
730 MWStudstrupvaerketCoal
716 MWNordjylland power stationCoal1989
664 MWKyndbyvaerketOil
626 MWEnstedvaerketCoal1979
407 MWEsbjerg power stationCoal1992
400 MWAnholtWind2013
392 MWSkaerbaekvaerketGas1997
362 MWFyns power stationCoal1984
330 MWAmager power stationCoal1982
264 MWStigsnaesvaerketCoal1970
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