HOFOR is the utility company serving the Copenhagen metropolitan area, where it supplies water, district heating, city gas and district cooling, and manages wastewater. Its work also includes handling rainwater and supporting climate adaptation and flood protection. The company says it serves more than one million customers across eight owner municipalities: Albertslund, Brøndby, Dragør, Herlev, Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Rødovre and Vallensbæk.5
The organisation’s remit combines everyday utility services with infrastructure and energy development. HOFOR builds wind turbines and solar parks, and works with its municipal owners, customers, public authorities and businesses on water, wastewater and energy planning.5 Its stated aim is to secure reliable services while helping cities use resources more carefully.5
HOFOR A/S is the group’s operating and administrative core. Its registered address is Ørestads Boulevard 35 in Copenhagen, and Henrik Plougmann Olsen is listed as chief executive.47 The company was founded in 2012, according to its LinkedIn company profile.3 HOFOR describes its work as drawing on 150 years of accumulated knowledge, while the current organisation serves a metropolitan area rather than operating nationally.35