KLAR Forsyning

What KLAR Forsyning does

KLAR Forsyning is a jointly owned Danish municipal multi-utility company serving the municipalities of Køge, Greve, Solrød, and Stevns in eastern Denmark (Zealand). The company is structured as a consortium of subsidiary A/S and ApS entities organized by municipality and service line, including Køge Vand A/S (water), Køge Varme A/S (heating), Greve Spildevand A/S, Greve Renovation A/S, Solrød Spildevand A/S, Solrød Affald ApS, Stevns Spildevand A/S, and Stevns Energi A/S. It provides wastewater treatment across all four municipalities, drinking water supply to approximately 11,500 households in the Køge/Herfølge area, waste collection in Greve and Solrød, and district heating in parts of Køge.

The core technology stack includes four major treatment plants (Køge Egnens Renseanlæg, Mosede Renseanlæg, Solrød Renseanlæg, Rødvig Renseanlæg), gravity sewer networks with pumping stations, electronic HYDRUS water meters with drive-by AMR capability, CARIX (CO2-regenerated ion exchange) water softening under construction for 2027, and a 4th-stage wastewater treatment system (ozonation + activated carbon) under construction with SUEZ and Envidan for pharmaceutical and PFAS residue removal, expected operational early 2027. Trenchless pipe rehabilitation is performed under a framework agreement with Aarsleff Rørteknik. The company operates the EU-funded LIFE RIVEREASE pilot for nature-based stormwater solutions with AMPHI.

Revenue is generated through mandatory, usage-based tariffs regulated under Danish utility law and the 'hvile-i-sig-selv' cost-reflective principle, which prohibits surplus or deficit. Streams include wastewater treatment fees (DKK 38-55/m³, usage-based, semi-annual billing), drinking water supply (fixed DKK 516.25/year + DKK 13.50/m³ variable in Køge), household waste collection (~DKK 4,500-4,537/year in Greve/Solrød, dropping 12.7-14.2% in 2026 under EU Extended Producer Responsibility), MiljøCenter Greve business waste subscriptions (annual or clip-card), and district heating. Customer acquisition is unnecessary due to municipal mandate; service is delivered through the Min Forsyning self-service portal (KMD-hosted, per-municipality login), twice-yearly billing via e-Boks, SMS alerts, and customer service channels. The four municipalities own the entity and oversee governance through consumer-elected board representation.

Name

KLAR Forsyning

Legal name

KLAR Forsyning

Website

https://klarforsyning.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KLAR Forsyning is a jointly owned Danish municipal multi-utility providing wastewater treatment, drinking water, waste collection, and district heating to ~130,000 residents across Køge, Greve, Solrød, and Stevns municipalities, operating under cost-reflective regulated tariffs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Utilities

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) (EUANADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Softening & Demineralization (Lime Softening, Ion Exchange) (EUANABAE), Effluent Polishing & Filtration (MBR/UF/RO/GAC) (EUANADAL)

Keywords

• Municipal utility services
• Wastewater treatment
• Drinking water supply
• Waste management services
• District heating

Headquarters

HQ city

Køge

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Wastewater Treatment Fees: Charged semi-annually to all connected properties. Fees cover collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of wastewater. Rate structure is based on expected water consumption per cubic meter, with a fixed component for infrastructure investment and maintenance. KLAR Forsyning operates under the 'hvile-i-sig-selv' (cost-reflective) principle — no surplus or deficit may be generated.
2. Drinking Water Supply (Køge Kommune): Delivered to approximately 11,500 households in Køge, Herfølge and surrounding areas. Revenue includes a fixed annual operating fee (516.25 DKK incl. VAT per meter), variable rate per cubic meter consumed, government water duty, and annual water meter rental. Customers receive two invoices per year including annual settlement based on actual meter reading.
3. Household Waste Fees (Greve and Solrød Kommuner): KLAR Forsyning collects fees on behalf of Greve Kommune (from 2024) and handles billing for Solrød Kommune. Covers collection and disposal of residual waste, food waste, recycling, bulky waste, garden waste, and MiljøCenter Greve. As of 2026, the new Extended Producer Responsibility scheme shifts part of packaging costs from households to producers, reducing household waste fees.
4. Business Waste Fees (MiljøCenter Greve): Commercial businesses in Greve Kommune can subscribe to MiljøCenter Greve via annual subscription or pay-per-visit clip card. Revenue covers waste disposal at the environmental center, with annual subscriptions allowing unlimited visits and clip cards sold in bundles of 3 or 10 visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

KLAR Forsyning is a jointly owned municipal multi-utility company providing wastewater treatment, drinking water supply, waste management, and district heating services across four Danish municipalities: Køge, Greve, Solrød, and Stevns. It operates four wastewater treatment plants, waterworks with CARIX softening technology, and is implementing a 4th-stage treatment (ozonation + activated carbon) for pharmaceutical residue removal. Customers self-serve via the Min Forsyning online portal and are billed semi-annually under a regulated cost-reflective tariff model.

Product overview

KLAR Forsyning is a multi-utility company providing integrated services across four Danish municipalities (Køge, Greve, Solrød, and Stevns). The company operates four core service divisions: Spildevand (wastewater treatment), Vand (drinking water supply), Affald (waste management), and Varme (district heating). Additionally, it offers climate adaptation services. Key digital products include Min Forsyning self-service portal and electronic HYDRUS water meters with automated reading. Major infrastructure projects include a 4th treatment step using ozonation and activated carbon for pharmaceutical removal, and a CARIX water softening plant to reduce water hardness. The company serves approximately 11,500 water customers in Køge and Herfølge areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wastewater Treatment (Spildevand) Wastewater collection, treatment, and management services for Køge, Greve, Solrød, and Stevns municipalities, including biological and chemical treatment, sewer networks, and four major treatment plants.
• Drinking Water Supply (Vand) Drinking water supply to approximately 11,500 households in Køge, Herfølge, and surrounding areas, with low nitrate levels (1.7-3.3 mg/L) and CARIX softening reducing hardness from 19-23 °dH to 10-12 °dH.
• Waste Management (Affald) Household and commercial waste collection services for Greve and Solrød municipalities, including residual waste, food waste, recycling, bulky waste, and garden waste.
• District Heating (Varme) District heating services in parts of Køge municipality, operated through subsidiary Køge Varme A/S.
• MiljøCenter Greve (Commercial Waste Disposal) Physical waste disposal facility in Greve Kommune for commercial customers with two options: annual subscription (unlimited visits, windscreen sticker, access card) or pay-per-visit clip cards (bundles of 3 or 10 visits).
• Min Forsyning Self-Service Portal Municipal-customized online customer portal allowing users to report meter readings, view annual statements, access consumption graphs, manage contact information, subscribe to SMS alerts, and pay bills. Separate login per municipality.
• Water Consumption Monitoring Service SMS and email alert service notifying customers when water consumption patterns change unexpectedly, helping detect leaks, running toilets, or other issues before they cause large bills.
• 4th-Stage Wastewater Treatment (Ozonation + Activated Carbon) Advanced wastewater treatment combining ozonation and activated carbon filtration to remove pharmaceutical residues (~80% reduction target), PFOS (~40% reduction target), and other micropollutants from wastewater discharged to Køge Bugt.
• CARIX Water Softening CO2-regenerated ion exchange water softening technology reducing calcium content to medium-hard water of 10-12 °dH, eliminating handling of hazardous chemicals.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~80% reduction in pharmaceutical residues and ~40% reduction in PFOS compounds in treated wastewater discharged to Køge Bugt (4th-stage treatment target)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AMPHIminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 December 2025AMPHI is the co-partner in the EU-funded LIFE RIVEREASE project, which tests nature-based solutions for combined water quality improvement, biodiversity enhancement, and climate adaptation. The project includes testing of a compact stormwater treatment system with potential EU-wide application.
• SUEZcoreTechnology or Integration · 25 August 2025SUEZ is the technology partner responsible for implementing the ozonation component of the 4th-stage wastewater treatment system at Køge Egnens Renseanlæg. SUEZ participated in the contract signing ceremony alongside Envidan in January 2025. The partnership leverages SUEZ's advanced water treatment technologies for pharmaceutical residue removal.
• EnvidancoreTechnology or Integration · 25 August 2025Envidan is the technology partner responsible for implementing the activated carbon filtration component of the 4th-stage wastewater treatment system at Køge Egnens Renseanlæg. Jointly responsible with SUEZ for the technology implementation phase following the topping-out ceremony in March 2026.
• Zacho-LindcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Zacho-Lind is a construction/consulting partner in the 4th-stage wastewater treatment project at Køge Egnens Renseanlæg. Contributed to the groundbreaking ceremony and is part of the multi-partner collaboration delivering the project.
• Aalborg UniversitetminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Aalborg University is an academic research partner in the 4th-stage wastewater treatment lighthouse project, contributing scientific expertise on pharmaceutical residue removal and environmental impact assessment. Experience-sharing is planned with the broader Danish utility sector.
• ForsyningsLCA PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 November 2023Strategic multi-party partnership including KLAR Forsyning, HOFOR (project lead), DANVA, Dansk Fjernvarme, Aarhus Vand, Novafos, FORS, Frederiksberg Forsyning, Lemvig Vand, and VandCenter Syd. Developing a common LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) methodology and tool for measuring CO2 footprints and environmental impact of utility construction projects across the Danish water, wastewater, and district heating sectors.
• Aarsleff RørteknikcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2022Aarsleff Rørteknik won the framework agreement for trenchless sewer renovation (strømpeforing / cured-in-place pipe) across all four municipalities. The agreement covers ongoing pipe rehabilitation without excavation, minimizing disruption to roads and residents. Awarded following a competitive tender.
• ARGOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARGO is the waste management company operating recycling centers (genbrugspladser) in Solrød Kommune. KLAR Forsyning handles billing for household waste in Solrød while ARGO provides the physical waste collection infrastructure. Jointly hosts annual Kompostdag events for free compost distribution.
• Køge Bugt AlliancenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKøge Bugt Alliancen is a local environmental coalition focused on improving water quality in Køge Bugt. KLAR Forsyning's 4th-stage wastewater treatment project supports the alliance's goal of cleaner bay water with high recreational value for citizens and nature.
• ARGO (Solrød extended producer responsibility)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerARGO handles extended producer responsibility compliance in Solrød Kommune under the new EU packaging waste legislation. As of 2026, the scheme shifts packaging disposal costs from households to producers, resulting in lower household waste fees in Solrød.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FORS (Frederiksberg Forsyning): FORS provides water, wastewater, district heating, and waste services to Frederiksberg municipality under Danish municipal utility regulation. Comparable to KLAR Forsyning in scale, service scope, and cost-recovery economics, with whom KLAR collaborates on joint LCA methodology for utility construction.
• Novafos: Novafos is a multi-municipal water and wastewater utility serving North Zealand municipalities (Allerød, Frederikssund, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Hørsholm, Rudersdal). It is structurally very similar to KLAR Forsyning — multi-municipal, regulated cost-recovery, drinking water and wastewater under one organization — and collaborates within the ForsyningsLCA partnership.
• Aarhus Vand: Aarhus Vand is the multi-utility water and wastewater company serving Aarhus municipality, Denmark's second-largest city. It operates drinking water production, wastewater treatment, and climate adaptation infrastructure under Danish regulatory cost-recovery, and is a co-partner in the ForsyningsLCA methodology work alongside KLAR Forsyning.
• DIN Forsyning: DIN Forsyning is a multi-municipal utility formed by merger of Esbjerg, Varde, and Fanø utilities, providing water, wastewater, heating, and energy services in southwestern Jutland. Comparable to KLAR Forsyning in its multi-municipal integrated service structure under Danish cost-reflective regulation.
• Kalundborg Forsyning: Kalundborg Forsyning is the multi-utility operator serving Kalundborg municipality with water, wastewater, district heating, and waste services. Comparable to KLAR Forsyning in integrated regulated utility scope, with additional industrial symbiosis focus tied to Kalundborg's industrial cluster.
• VandCenter Syd: VandCenter Syd is the water and wastewater utility serving Odense and surrounding municipalities on the island of Funen. It is one of Denmark's larger integrated drinking water and wastewater operators under 'hvile-i-sig-selv' regulation and a peer partner in the ForsyningsLCA initiative alongside KLAR Forsyning.
• HOFOR: HOFOR is the multi-utility company serving Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, and several surrounding municipalities with water, wastewater, district heating, and cooling. It is the most direct analogue to KLAR Forsyning — both are jointly owned municipal utilities operating integrated water/wastewater/heating services under Danish 'hvile-i-sig-selv' regulation and share membership in the ForsyningsLCA LCA partnership.
• Lemvig Vand: Lemvig Vand is a Danish municipal water utility operating drinking water production and wastewater treatment in Lemvig municipality, western Jutland. Listed as a named partner in KLAR Forsyning's ForsyningsLCA collaboration, indicating direct industry participation alongside KLAR.

Regional players

• HSY (Helsinki Region Environmental Services): HSY is the multi-municipal environmental services authority for the Helsinki capital region, providing water supply, wastewater treatment, and waste management across 10 Finnish municipalities. Comparable to KLAR Forsyning in its multi-municipal regulated utility structure and integrated water-wastewater-waste scope, but operating in the Finnish regulatory context rather than Denmark.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia Water Technologies is the global engineering and technology arm of Veolia, delivering water and wastewater treatment plant design, EPC, and operating services. It is a broad incumbent in the same operational space as KLAR Forsyning's treatment plants — relevant as a comparably scaled service provider rather than a direct municipal-utility competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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