The installation of onshore wind turbines in Denmark has largely come to a standstill. In 2025, only seven new turbines with a total capacity of 31.5 MW will be connected to the grid, according to a survey among the largest wind turbine installers in the country conducted by VidenOmVind, which is a partnership of primarily onshore wind turbine installers. This is reported by Green Power Denmark.
This means that for the fifth year in a row, Denmark is not moving significantly closer to meeting the goal of quadrupling the production of green electricity onshore by 2030. According to Green Power Denmark, at least 100 new turbines with a total capacity of 410 MW should have been installed this year to follow the plan.
One of the biggest problems is the capacity of the overall electricity grid, which is administered by the state-owned Energinet. Many projects are being told that they can expect grid connection in the 2030s at the earliest. At the same time, several projects are being divided into two phases, where a significant part of the capacity must wait another one to two years to be connected.
- The biggest obstacle to installing wind turbines on land is that there is too little space on the overall electricity grid, which is part of the state-owned Energinet, says Kristian Sejersbøl, project developer at Agillix.
In addition to the grid problems, slow environmental permits, legislative barriers and sharply increasing connection costs are mentioned. According to Green Power Denmark, the price of connecting one MW has increased since 2019 from DKK 50,000 to up to DKK 1.837 million.
- Wind turbines on land, together with solar cells, are the cheapest electricity production technology available, and they are important for increasing energy security and competitiveness. That is why it is serious that the installation of wind turbines is so slow. There are many reasons why growth has stalled, and one of the most important is undoubtedly that Energinet is so late in laying cables, says Camilla Holbech, director of renewable energy at Green Power Denmark.
VidenOmVind does not expect progress next year either. In 2026, only 17 turbines are set to be connected to the grid with a total capacity of 76.5 MW – still far below the necessary level. When you also subtract the older turbines that are dismantled every year, there will be an expected negative net addition to the total capacity of onshore wind in both 2025 and 2026.
According to several players, the projects are ready in the municipalities and can be realized when the framework conditions allow. But for now, a large part of the plans remain on the drawing board.
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