Since 1992 Esbjerg Power Station has been operating from Amerikavej at Esbjerg harbour. Unit 3’s 250-metre high chimney, the tallest in Denmark, makes the power station a distinct landmark at the quay in Esbjerg. In 2004 the power station’s environmental facilities were extended with a DeNOx facility for nitrogen oxide removal.



Esbjerg Power Station has a capacity of 378 MW and generated a net quantity of 2,405 GWh of electricity and 2,569 TJ of district heating in 2006. The power station has approximately 100 employees.

The power station primarily uses coal to produce electricity and district heating.

DONG Energy A/S
Esbjerg Power Station
Amerikavej 7
P.O. Box 508
DK-6700 Esbjerg
Telephone: +45 7915 6400
Fax: +45 7622 1972