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| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy |
| Genre | Transmission system operator |
| Predecessor | Eltra, Elkraft System, Elkraft Transmission, Gastra |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Peder Østermark Andreasen (CEO) |
| Services | Power and natural gas transmission |
| Revenue | 9.17B DKK (2009) |
| Owner | Government of Denmark (State ownership) |
Number of employees | 1150 |
| Subsidiaries | Eltransmission.dk A/S Gastransmission.dk A/S |
| Website | en |
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.[1] 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.
The main tasks are to ensure efficient operation and development of the national electricity and gas infrastructure as well as ensuring equal access for all users of the infrastructure.[2]
- ^ "Experience of the Danish Transmission System Operator" (PDF). International Energy Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ Torben Normann Schulze. "Loven om Energinet redegør for virksomhedens formål og opgaver Archived 2016-01-30 at the Wayback Machine" Danish Energy Agency