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title: "Middelgrunden"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/dk-middelgrunden/
identifier: dk-middelgrunden
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Middelgrunden

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/dk-middelgrunden/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located on Middelgrunden shoal 3.5 km east of Copenhagen harbour, Oresund strait.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Denmark |
| Sea basin | Øresund |
| Capacity | 40 MW |
| Turbines | 20 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | HOFOR · Middelgrunden Wind Turbine Cooperative |
| Coordinates | 55.6923, 12.6708 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2001-01 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 1999-12-13 (achieved)
- **Onshore construction** — 2000 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2001-01 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2001-01 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime: PSO tariff (feed-in, pre-tender era)


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- Energistyrelsen, 1999-12-13 — https://ens.dk/media/2536/download
- Energistyrelsen, 2025-06-26 — https://ens.dk/media/6685/download
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2018-11 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2018/11/14/copenhagen-offshore-landmark-to-get-a-new-lease-on-life/
- Power Technology, 2024 — https://www.power-technology.com/projects/middelgrunden/
- Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Middelgrunden_Offshore_wind_farm
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency), date not stated — https://ens.dk/energikilder/etablerede-havvindmoelleparker

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