AABENRAA: A large, strategic deal between Aabenraa Municipality and Aabenraa Harbor was signed on Thursday by Mayor Thomas Andresen (V) and Chairman of the Board Erwin Andresen.
The deal means that the municipality will take over a port area in the middle of the city, which will be used for urban development, while the port will take over a former power plant block at Ensted Havn a little south of the city.
- On the part of Aabenraa Municipality, with this transaction we are investing heavily in future urban development with built-in climate protection for the city of Aabenraa. The takeover of the area north of Kilen provides completely new opportunities for attractive urban development in the middle of Aabenraa town, close to both forest and water. The takeover works together with the general future vision for the city of Aabenraa with both settlement, sustainability and urban transformation in mind, says the mayor.
There can be space in the area for up to 600 homes, cafes, restaurants, specialist shops, green living areas, streams and basins for collecting rainwater.
- Other municipalities have succeeded in creating a good connection when it comes to port development. In Middelfart there is a good interaction between urban development and culture, while in Fredericia they have expanded the activities with a transport and logistics center by the motorway. We see these as good examples of the cities and ports of the future, says Thomas Andresen.
New museum
The deal is also a big step in the ambitions for a new museum building with a focus on South Jutland art and maritime history in the area north of Kilen.
The Port of Aabenraa's takeover of EV3 at Ensted Harbor provides the opportunity to continue strategic port development.
- The takeover realizes the ambitions of the ownership strategy for the port, which the city council approved in 2019. When Aabenraa Havn also takes over the area from EV3 of approximately 100,000 m2, the port will own the majority of the old power plant area and thus in total have added approximately 350,000 m2, which can be used to further develop future port operations, says chairman of the board of Aabenraa Havn, Erwin Andresen.
The mayor of Aabenraa Municipality is pleased that the Port of Aabenraa will now have even better conditions to continue the strategic development with, among other things, sustainable development and Power-to-X.
Earlier this week, Linde Gas announced plans to get involved in a Power-to-X project at the Port of Aabenraa, and both that and the trade with the municipality speak to the port's agenda with green transformation and sustainability in focus, says the chairman of the board.
The area at Ensted Havn is taken over by Aabenraa Havn. Photo: Aabenraa Municipality.
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