In 2025, Denmark imported more electricity from abroad than ever before. Net imports ended at 7.4 TWh, thus surpassing the previous record from 2020, when Denmark imported 6.88 TWh more electricity than was exported. This is reported by Dansk Fjernvarme.
According to figures from Energinet's Energy Data Service, electricity was primarily imported from Norway and Sweden. The development is related to the fact that Danish electricity consumption continues to grow faster than electricity production.
- Ultimately, it is a picture of Denmark becoming more and more dependent on electricity from abroad. The old story that we send electricity out when the wind blows and get electricity in when it doesn't, and that it is approx. goes straight up, is no longer accurate, says Søren Lorenz Rask Søndergaard, chief consultant at Danish District Heating.
At the same time, the organization, representing the plants that provide reserve capacity, points out that the capacity of Danish CHP plants has decreased significantly. The capacity has been reduced from around 6.2 GW at the beginning of 2024 to 5.0 GW at the beginning of 2025, partly because a lack of financial support is causing district heating companies to close plants, while the sector is increasingly investing in electric boilers and heat pumps.
According to Dansk Fjernvarme, the development could have an impact on the security of electricity supply in a more electrified society, where cogeneration continues to play a role when solar and wind do not produce electricity.
- A capacity mechanism is the most effective way to ensure the socio-economic value of cogeneration plants, and it should be implemented quickly so as not to lose important electricity production capacity in the green transition, says Søren Lorenz Rask Søndergaard.
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