The electricity grid in Denmark is under pressure, and that pressure is growing significantly in line with a sharp increase in new projects. In 2025, 8.2 GW of new electricity production and 20.2 GW of new electricity consumption were registered for the transmission grid – far above Denmark's current maximum electricity consumption of approximately 7 GW. This is stated by Energinet in a press release.
- The supply will not be able to keep up with demand. As a society, we will have to have a conversation about which electricity and green electricity are most urgent, while of course we are full speed ahead with the expansion and trying to squeeze as much as possible through the existing electricity grid, says Thomas Egebo, CEO of Energinet.
At the same time, the expansion of the electricity grid is having difficulty keeping up with the pace of electrification and the green transition. This means that in several places the electricity grid is already a scarce resource for new projects. In 2025, Energinet received 124 applications for connection to the transmission grid, corresponding to approximately one application every three days. The projects are often so large that they can be compared to the electricity consumption in major Danish cities.
At the same time, companies with a total capacity requirement of around 60 GW are queuing across the transmission and distribution grid – equivalent to around eight times the current maximum electricity consumption in Denmark, although it is uncertain how large a proportion of the projects will be realised.
Although Energinet set a record in both commissioned electricity grid projects and environmental permits received in 2025, this is not sufficient to meet the development, states the Energinet director.
- Demand is enormous and is growing much faster than supply can keep up. It often takes longer to expand the electricity grid with kilometres of electricity connections and new large high-voltage stations than it takes to set up rows of solar panels in a field or convert industry from fossil fuels to green electricity. It is good that the green transition and electrification are underway, but the electricity grid is already lagging behind, and the electricity grid is already a scarce resource in several places for new projects that want to be connected, says Thomas Egebo.
By the end of 2025, Energinet had around 180 expansion projects underway around the country.
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