Power plant · Denmark
Avedoerevaerket Power Plant
Avedoerevaerket Power Plant is a coal power plant in Denmark, with 815 MW of capacity, operated by Ørsted.
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 | 1990 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Ørsted | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 815 MW (sum of operating units, Avedoerevaerket 1 250 MW; Avedoerevaerket 2 565 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 806 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Waste | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 45W0000000000102 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.6030, 12.4800 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchAlso recorded as
2 sources record Avedoerevaerket; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avedoerevaerket | asset:eic:45W0000000000102 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Avedøre Power Station | asset:wikidata:Q3432240 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
Avedoerevaerket is the largest of 31 power plants in Denmark by capacity; its 815 MW is 8.6% 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 | 1st of 31 | 9,487 MW | 8.6% |
| All power plants in our data | 665th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 47 substations, 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avedøreværket 132 kV | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Brøndbygård 132 kV | Substation | — | — | 5.5 km |
| Vigerslev kbst 132 kV | Substation | — | — | 6.3 km |
| Adeo Datacenter ApS | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| Data center, Capital Region of Denmark (OSM way 147737893) | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Aeven data center, Capital Region of Denmark | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| VF Affaldsenergi A/S | CO2 emitter | 201,787 tCO2e | — | 12 km |
| Syd Arne feltet | CO2 emitter | 159,286 tCO2e | — | 22 km |
Operator and place
More from Ørsted
- Hornsea 32,955 MW · under construction
- Hornsea 42,400 MW · permitted
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Walney 3659 MW
- Ensted Power Station626 MW
- Kyndby power station404 MW
- Anholt Offshore Wind Farm400 MW
Other power plants in Denmark
- Asnaesvaerket787 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.