Power plant · Denmark
Amagervaerket Power Plant
Amagervaerket Power Plant is a coal power plant in Denmark, with 250 MW of capacity, owned by HOFOR.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Denmark | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Capital Region of Denmark | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1989 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | HOFOR | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 250 MW | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 218 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal (registered as Fossil Hard coal) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 45W000000000013X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.6860, 12.6260 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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2 sources record Amagervaerket; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amagervaerket | asset:eic:45W000000000013X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Amager power station | asset:wikidata:Q12301241 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
Amagervaerket is the 18th-largest of 31 power plants in Denmark by capacity; its 250 MW is 2.6% of the 9,487 MW we hold for Denmark. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 18th of 31 | 9,487 MW | 2.6% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,726th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 44 substations, 16 data centers and 2 CO2 emitters (361,073 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amagerværket 132 kV | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| DigiPlex data center, Capital Region of Denmark | Data center | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Oceankaj 132 kV | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Svanemølle kbst. 132 kV | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Kolo DK5 Copenhagen | Data center | — | — | 6.1 km |
| Data center, Capital Region of Denmark (OSM way 147737893) | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| VF Affaldsenergi A/S | CO2 emitter | 201,787 tCO2e | — | 13 km |
| Syd Arne feltet | CO2 emitter | 159,286 tCO2e | — | 15 km |
Owner and place
Other power plants in Denmark
- Avedoerevaerket815 MW
- Asnaesvaerket787 MW
- Studstrupvaerket716 MW
- Enstedvaerket626 MW
- Kyndbyvaerket520 MW
- Fyn Power Station407 MW
- Horns Rev 3 Offshore Wind Farm407 MW
- Nordjylland Power Station405 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Energinet capacity map (Energi Data Service). Energinet capacity map (Energi Data Service), Energi Data Service terms.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.