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Executive overview
Key findings
54.1 million m3: water supplied in FY2025 through 2,119 km of pipes to 900,000 water customers (actual)
11%: HOFOR's supply buffer in 2025, against the 20–30% it describes as desired (actual)
5 of 8: new waterworks in operation as of August 2026; the programme is expected to finish in 2032 (projection)
DKK 49.57 vs 54.93 per m3: Copenhagen's combined 2026 water and wastewater price, as given by HOFOR and by the municipal tariff annex (conflicting figures)
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
Water and wastewater contractors and equipment suppliers
Track the waterworks still to come (Regnemark due 2028, Islev out to tender, Gørløse in design) and the Thorsbro PFAS add-on tender.
Municipal and regulatory analysts
Compare the revenue caps for HOFOR Vand København, from DKK 537,815,099 for 2020 to DKK 646,063,751 for 2025, and see why the two 2026 caps are not like-for-like.
Climate adaptation and urban planning teams
See which cloudburst projects remain after about 170 were cancelled in December 2024, and what the move of the deadline to 1 January 2032 would revive.
Lenders and public-finance analysts
Read HOFOR's group investment of DKK 3,411 million in FY2025 against net revenue of DKK 8,150 million and equity of 49.7% of total assets.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
How much spare supply capacity does HOFOR have?
HOFOR reported a supply buffer of 11% in 2025, against the 20–30% it describes as desired.
How far along is HOFOR's waterworks programme?
As of 9 August 2026, 5 of 8 new waterworks were in operation; Regnemark is due in 2028 and the programme is expected to finish in 2032.
What does water cost in Copenhagen in 2026?
HOFOR gives DKK 49.57 per m3 including VAT; the municipal tariff annex gives DKK 54.93 including duties and VAT, both against DKK 43.91 in 2025.
How well does HOFOR control water loss?
Water loss was 6.48% in 2025 and has stayed between 5.13% and 6.99% since 2020, below the 10% level that triggers a state penalty.
Who decides HOFOR's water revenue?
The Danish Water Regulatory Authority sets revenue caps, such as DKK 474,113,259 for HOFOR Vand København in 2026, and Copenhagen Municipality approves HOFOR's Copenhagen tariffs.
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Inside the report
Inside the complete report
Executive Overview
1. Water Resource Profile
2. Governance and Institutional Framework
3. Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Strategic Outlook and Opportunities
Source Register
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Public preview
What to watch next
1. Water Resource Profile
The supply buffer in the FY2026 annual report against the desired 20–30%; the Thorsbro PFAS tender; any further fall in per-inhabitant use.
2. Governance and Institutional Framework
The 2027 revenue-cap decision for HOFOR Vand København (the latest decision, of 6 October 2025, covers 2026); Copenhagen's approval of the 2026 tariffs, which HOFOR expected by the end of Q1 2026; the Environment and Food Board of Appeal's ruling on the Spangen permits.
3. Infrastructure and Service Delivery
The Tinghøj criticality analysis and investment decision (due Q4 2026); the Islev contract award; Regnemark's completion and the outcome of the winter extra-cost claims; water loss and leaks in the FY2026 report.
Strategic Outlook and Opportunities
2027 Copenhagen tariffs and confirmation of the 2026 municipal approval; the national bill moving the cloudburst deadline to 1 January 2032, and which cancelled projects return; the Svanemøllen expropriation outcome and the main-contract award expected in summer or August 2027; group investment in the FY2026 annual report, and whether HOFOR reports any split between water, wastewater and district heating.
The two published 2026 Copenhagen prices side by side, with the checks on each and HOFOR's group finances for FY2021–FY2025.
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 13 pages, 6 sections, 13 tables and a register of 28 sources.
This edition
November 2026, First edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
HOFOR Forsyning Holding P/S annual reports for FY2017 and FY2020–FY2025, the 2025 local water and wastewater report and HOFOR's August 2026 project status note. Revenue-cap decisions by the Danish Water Regulatory Authority, Copenhagen Municipality tariff, committee and briefing papers from 2025–2026, and HOFOR and EU procurement notices.
Sources
28 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 13 November 2026. Principal data periods: FY2025 annual report of HOFOR Forsyning Holding P/S (year ended 31 December 2025); 2026 Copenhagen tariffs; project status as of August–September 2026, re-checked 13 November 2026. All currency is Danish kroner (DKK; kr.)..
Evidence boundaries
This report uses authoritative source material available at the stated research cutoff. It distinguishes published facts, calculated values and analytical interpretation. No independent modelling is performed. Forward-looking analysis reflects published plans, documented trends and stated uncertainties. It does not constitute legal, financial, investment or engineering advice.
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Lead analyst
Robert C. Brears
Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence
Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.
- Decision-focused utility intelligence
- Published water-policy author
- Evidence-grounded system analysis
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Water Systems Overview: HOFOR
- Format
- Length
- 13 pages
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Price
- USD 499
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Report details
Publication details
- Publisher
- Our Future Water Intelligence
- Report family
- Water Utility Intelligence Report
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Format
- Length
- 13 pages
- Reference
- OFW_EXT_WATER_SYSTEMS_OVERVIEW_HOFOR_3c5a783c4054
- Evidence current to
- 13 November 2026
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