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Bill: Electricity from offshore wind can be sent directly abroad

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af lov om fremme af vedvarende energi, lov om elforsyning og lov om styrket beredskab i energisektoren. (Elproduktionsanlæg på havet med tilslutning til udlandet m.v.)

Bill · L 12 (2026-27)

In short

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  • What is proposed: The bill sets out that permits can be given for offshore installations that produce electricity from renewable energy for export abroad, bypassing the Danish electricity grid.
  • Who would be affected: Foreign transmission companies and those who want to set up offshore electricity production facilities for exporting electricity.
  • When: The bill has not been passed yet.

Written by AI from verbatim quotes from the source and checked by code and AI. Dates, tables and the fact box are calculated by fixed rules. Unofficial translation. Always read the original.

If the bill is passed:

  • Foreign transmission companies can own and operate landing facilities that are connected to a foreign electricity grid.
  • They can also own interconnectors in Danish sea areas that connect both to the Danish collective electricity grid and to foreign bidding zones.
  • The Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities can decide that a provision in the act on strengthened preparedness in the energy sector shall not apply to certain transmission systems and pipeline networks.

Sources and original

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Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Lovforslaget er en genfremsættelse af lovforslag nr. L 122, jf. Folketingstidende 2025-26 (1. samling), tillæg A, L 122, som fremsat den 25. februar 2026. Forslaget vil etablere de retlige rammer for, at elproduktionsanlæg på havet, der udnytter vedvarende energikilder, kan tilsluttes direkte til udenlandske kollektive elnet. Formålet er at understøtte en mere fleksibel udbygning af havvind og udnytte potentialet for elproduktion, der kan eksporteres til andre lande. Ifølge analyser vil tilslutning til udenlandske net medføre et øget rentabelt potentiale for dansk havvind. Forslaget omfatter regler for planlægning, godkendelse og regulering af disse anlæg, herunder håndtering af myn­dighed­spro­cess­er og tekniske krav. Forslaget skal skabe klarhed for aktører og understøtte den langsigtede udbygning af grøn energi. Forslaget foreslås at træde i kraft 1. januar 2027.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 7 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg · 20 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: 1. behandling
  3. Passed
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament
  4. Enters into force
    The date is not known yet