Power plant · Denmark
Asnaesvaerket Power Plant
Asnaesvaerket Power Plant is a coal power plant in Denmark, with 787 MW of capacity.
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 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1961 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 787 MW (sum of operating units, Asnaesvaerket 2 147 MW; Asnaesvaerket 5 640 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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 |
| EIC code | 45W000000000012Z | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.6620, 11.0820 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
Asnaesvaerket is the 2nd-largest of 31 power plants in Denmark by capacity; its 787 MW is 8.3% 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 | 2nd of 31 | 9,487 MW | 8.3% |
| All power plants in our data | 715th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 13 substations, 2 CO2 emitters (664,183 tCO2e) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalundborg raffinaderi | CO2 emitter | 489,032 tCO2e | — | 1.6 km |
| Søstremose 132 kV | Substation | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Onshøj 132 kV | Substation | — | — | 6.2 km |
| Torslunde 132 kV | Substation | — | — | 26 km |
| Meta Odense Data center | Data center | — | — | 50 km |
| Odense Kraftvarmeværk A/S | CO2 emitter | 175,151 tCO2e | — | 50 km |
Place
Other power plants in Denmark
- Avedoerevaerket815 MW
- Studstrupvaerket716 MW
- Enstedvaerket626 MW
- Kyndbyvaerket520 MW
- Fyn Power Station407 MW
- Horns Rev 3 Offshore Wind Farm407 MW
- Nordjylland Power Station405 MW
- Anholt Offshore Wind Farm400 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.