List of power stations in Iceland

The following page lists all power stations in Iceland.[1]

Búrfellsstöð
Hrauneyjafosstöð
Blöndustöð
Sigöldustöð
Sultartangastöð
Írafossstöð
Lagarfosstöð
Steingrímsstöð
Ljósafossstöð
Laxárstöðvar
Mjólkárvirkjun
Andakílsárvirkjun
Þeistareykir
Location of power stations in Iceland, Geothermal, Hydro

Hydroelectricity

Over 80% of electricity in Iceland is generated in hydroelectric power stations. While geothermal energy is used for heating (and increasingly for electricity generation), the hydroelectric power stations, historically all run by Landsvirkjun, are central to the existence of Iceland as an industrialized country.

The largest power station by far is Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant (690 MW), which generates electricity in the area north of Vatnajökull for the production of aluminum.

StationCommunityCoordinates [2]Capacity 2011 (MW)Prior capacityOutput 2007 (MWh)[3]CommissionedRefs
Kárahnjúkar Hydropower PlantHálslón Reservoir64°56′48″N 15°47′25″W690699,4112007
Búrfellsstöð64°06′19″N 19°50′00″W2701,700,4811969
BúðarhálsSouth64°14′07″N 19°22′08″W952013 [4][5]
Hrauneyjafosstöð64°12′03″N 19°14′26″W2101,277,1861981
Blöndustöð65°24′58″N 19°49′11″W150912,2751991
Sigöldustöð64°10′23″N 19°07′37″W150912,2751977
Sultartangastöð64°10′02″N 19°37′15″W120729,8202000
Vatnsfell Power StationSouth64°11′46″N 19°01′57″W90547,3652001[5]
Írafossstöð (Sogsstöðvar)64°05′15″N 21°00′27″W47.71953: 31MW, 1963: 47.7MW290,1041953
Lagarfosstöð65°30′25″N 14°21′56″W27.51975: 7.5MW, 2007: 27.5MW45,6141975[6]
Steingrímsstöð (Sogsstöðvar)64°07′46″N 21°01′31″W27.0158,1281959
Ljósafossstöð (Sogsstöðvar)64°05′40″N 21°00′39″W14.61937: 8.8MW, 1944: 14.3MW90,6191937
Laxárstöðvar65°49′06″N 17°18′52″W27.51939: 2.5MW, 1944: 5MW, 1953: 14MW, 1973: 23MW, 1993: 27.5MW85,1461939
Mjólkárvirkjun65°46′30″N 23°10′02″W10.551958: 2.4MW, 1975: 8.1MW, 2010: 9.25MW54,0071958
Andakílsárvirkjun64°32′19″N 21°41′42″W8.461947: 3.68MW, 1974: 8.46MW48,1681947

Geothermal
Main article: Geothermal power in Iceland
StationCommunityCoordinates [2]Capacity 2011 (MW)Prior capacityOutput 2007 (MWh)[3]CommissionedRefs
Hellisheiði Power StationHveragerði64°02′14″N 21°24′03″W303 (400 thermal)2006: 90MW, 2007: 123MW, 2008: 213MW700,8002006[7]
Reykjanes Power StationGrindavík63°49′35″N 22°40′55″W1502006: 100MW, 2010: 150MW902,2802006
Nesjavellir Geothermal Power StationÞingvellir64°06′29″N 21°15′23″W120 (300 thermal)1,051,2001990[8]
Svartsengi Power StationGrindavík63°52′44″N 22°25′58″W76.5 (150 thermal)406,4641976
Krafla Power StationReykjahlíð65°42′14″N 16°46′23″W60525,6001977
Bjarnarflag Power StationReykjahlíð65°38′27″N 16°51′23″W326,2801969[7]
Þeistareykir Power StationHúsavík65°53′26″N 16°57′47″W9002009[9]

See also
  • List of power stations in Europe
  • List of largest power stations in the world

References
  1. Icelandic Energy Portal
  2. http://industryabout.com/europe/iceland
  3. http://enipedia.tudelft.nl/wiki/Iceland#Top_20_Power_Plants_in_Iceland.
  4. "Voith completes work on 95MW hydro power plant in Iceland". Power Technology. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  5. "Hydroelectric Plants in Iceland". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  6. "Lagarfossvirkjun (130 GWh)". orkusalan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2017-12-04. <! 65.506942, -14.364486 -->
  7. "Geothermal Power Plants in Iceland". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2012-01-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Þeistareykir Power Plant". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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