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Energinet

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Danish energy company

Energinet is the Danish national transmission system operator for electricity and natural gas. It is an independent public enterprise owned by the Danish state under the Ministry of Climate and Energy. Energinet has some 1150 employees, and its headquarters are located in Erritsø near Fredericia in Jutland.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1
  • Industryelectric power industry, gas industry1
  • HeadquartersErritsø1
  • Websiteenerginet.dk
  • Legal formSelvstændig offentlig virksomhed eller dattervirksomhed heraf3
  • LEI5299003X050CWGDW1Z873
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressTonne Kjærsvej 65, 7000 Fredericia, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 289806713

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Energinet is the Danish national transmission system operator for electricity and natural gas. It is an independent public enterprise owned by the Danish state under the Ministry of Climate and Energy. Energinet has some 1150 employees, and its headquarters are located in Erritsø near Fredericia in Jutland. The gas division is located in Ballerup near Copenhagen.2

Corporate structure

Energinet sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Energinet Fredericia, Denmark
    • Gas Storage Denmark A/S 100% · Fredericia, Denmark
    • Lille Torup Gaslager Holding A/S Subsidiary · 100% · Fredericia, Denmark
      • Lille Torup Gaslager A/S Subsidiary · 100% · Fredericia, Denmark
    • Energinet Gastransmission A/S Subsidiary · Fredericia, Denmark

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Energinet was created by a merger of power grid operators Eltra, Elkraft System and Elkraft Transmission, and by natural gas transmission system operator Gastra. The merger took place on 24 August 2005 with retrospective effect from 1 January 2005.

Eltra owned the electricity transmission network west of the Great Belt and was system operator there. It was owned by 44 network companies there. To the east of the Great Belt there were two companies: the system operator Elkraft System and the transmission network company Elkraft Transmission. They formed a joint organization and were owned by NESANET A/S, KE Forsyningen, SEAS Transmission A/S, NVE Net A/S, Frederiksberg Elnet A/S, Hillerød Elforsyning, Helsingør Elforsyning, Roskilde Netvirksomhed, Nykøbing Sjællands El-Net and SK-Net A/S.

From Wikipedia’s article on Energinet, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Energinet, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Thomas Egebo2018–2026
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (1)

Products and brands

Energinet operates the 400 kV electricity transmission grid and the gas transmission grid. The company owns and operates also 132 kV and 150 kV power grids ("Regionale Net") and the HVDC Great Belt Power Link, and it is a co-owner of the power interconnections with Sweden (Konti–Skan), Norway (Cross-Skagerrak) and Germany (Kontek). A 700MW submarine power cable called COBRAcable to the Netherlands is planned with TenneT, and a 1,400MW cable (Viking Link in 2022) to Britain is investigated with National Grid, expected to cost DKK 15 billion. Cobra and Viking were put on the EU "Projects of Common Interest" list in November 2015, along with the Krieger offshore wind turbine cable to Germany. Of the high voltage power lines on land, 25% were laid as underground cables in 2014.

Energinet has a 20% stake in Nord Pool Spot AS (the largest electricity market in the world), and, as of December 2012, 100% of the physical gas exchange Nord Pool Gas A/S. It also owns a fiber-optic communication network and a gas storage facility, as well as a 20% stake in European Market Coupling Company, a Central-West European cross-border electrical power trading joint venture due to begin operations on 9 November 2010.

An electrical consumption support scheme dedicated to sustainable electricity producers in Denmark is administered by Energinet.

From Wikipedia’s article on Energinet, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also consolidated

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. May 2018New chief executive Thomas Egebo becomes CEO1
  2. 2005Founded Founded1

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