Kyndby Power Station in Hornsherred is the emergency and peak load facility for Zealand. This means the facilities at Kyndby Power Station can be started up within minutes if operational irregularities occur in the high voltage electricity grid or problems arise at other power stations.



The power station operates a 740 MW capacity, distributed on five different production units, the largest being two oil-fired steam power plants – peak load facilities each having a capacity of 260 MW. Two oil-fired gas turbine plants of 63 MW each constitute the remaining peak load facilities at Kyndby Power Station.  Finally Kyndby Power Station controls a 70 MW gasturbine, which is situated at Masnedø CHP plant.

In 2006 the power station generated a net quantity of 21 GWh of electricity and 12 TJ of heat. The power station has approximately 89 employees.

DONG Energy A/S
Kyndby Power Station
Kyndbyvej 90
DK-3630 Jægerspris
Telephone: +45 9955 0800 
Fax: +45 9955 0899