List of power plants in Iceland
The power generation Islands consists almost entirely of renewable sources . About 80% are obtained from hydropower plants , 20% from geothermal energy .
Oil and gas powered power plants
| KW name | Power in MW | Production MWh 2004 | Occupancy in% 2004 | Location | Remarks | operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straumsvík | 35 | 26th | 0.0 | Hafnarfjordur | 2 gas turbines | Landsvirkjun |
| Álfsnes | 0.825 | 2,264 | 31.3 | Reykjavík | Gas from a dump | Orkuveita Reykjavíkur |
| Various | 87.6 | 2,432 | 0.3 | Iceland | 54 diesel generators |
Geothermal power plants
| KW name | Power in MW | Production MWh 2004 | Occupancy in% 2004 | Location | Remarks | operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Húsavík | 1.7 | 10,851 | 72.9 | Húsavík | also district heating | Orkuveita Húsavíkur |
| Bjarnar flag | 3.2 | 5,587 | 19.9 | North Iceland | Landsvirkjun | |
| Krafla | 60 | 416,800 | 79.3 | North Iceland | Landsvirkjun | |
| Nesjavellir | 90 + 30 (2005) | 673,604 | 85.4 | Þingvellir | also district heating | Orkuveita Reykjavíkur |
| Hellisheiði | 90 (2006) + 34 (2007) + 90 (2008) + 90 (2011) | Hellisheiði | also district heating | Orkuveita Reykjavíkur | ||
| Svartsengi | 46.4 + 30 (2007) | 373,542 | 91.9 | Reykjanes Peninsula | also district heating | Hitaveita Suðurnesja (HS) |
| Reykjanes | 100 (2006) | Reykjanes Peninsula | Hitaveita Suðurnesja |
See also : Geothermal Energy in Iceland
Hydropower plants
| KW name | Power in MW | Production MWh 2004 | Occupancy in% 2004 | Location | Remarks | operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kárahnjúkavirkjun | 690 (2007) | in the north of Vatnajökull | Storage power plant | Landsvirkjun (LV) | ||
| Búrfellsvirkjun | 270 | 2,192,754 | 92.7 | Þjórsá | Diversion power plant | Landsvirkjun |
| Hrauneyjafossstöð | 210 | 1,085,957 | 59.0 | Tungnaá | Diversion power plant | Landsvirkjun |
| Sultartangastöð | 120 | 965.155 | 91.8 | Þjórsá | Storage power plant | Landsvirkjun |
| Blöndustöð | 150 | 905.442 | 68.9 | Blanda / Blondulón | Storage power plant | Landsvirkjun |
| Sigöldustöð | 150 | 727.513 | 55.4 | Tungnaá | Storage power plant | Landsvirkjun |
| Írafossstöð | 48 | 319,922 | 76.4 | So-called | Run-of-river power plant | Landsvirkjun |
| Vatnsfellsstöð | 90 | 215,100 | 27.3 | Þórisvatn | Run-of-river power plant | Landsvirkjun |
| Steingrímsstöð | 27 | 159,634 | 69.0 | So-called | Run-of-river power plant | Landsvirkjun |
| Laxárstöðvar | 28 | 143,474 | 58.5 | Laxá í Aðaldal | Run-of-river power plant | Landsvirkjun |
| Ljósafossstöð | 15th | 122.603 | 95.8 | So-called | Run-of-river power plant | Landsvirkjun |
| Mjólkárvirkjun | 8.1 + 1.3 (2011) | 63,607 | 89.6 | Borgarfjörður / Hrafnseyri | Storage power plant | Orkubú Vestfjarða (OV) |
| Lagarfossvirkjun | 7.5 +20 (2007) | 59,306 | 90.3 | Lagarfljót | Run-of-river power plant | Rafmagnsveitur ríkisins (Rarik) |
| Andakílsárvirkjun | 8.2 | 38,957 | 56.2 | Akranes | Run-of-river power plant | Orkuveita Reykjavíkur (OR) |
| Skeiðsfossvirkjun | 4.9 | 31,363 | 73.1 | Siglufjörður | Storage power plant | Rarity |
| Grímsárvirkjun | 2.8 | 19,583 | 73.1 | Grímsá í Skriðdal | Run-of-river power plant | Rarity |
| Smyrlabjargaárvirkjun | 1 | 10,694 | 122.1 | Suðursveit | Storage power plant | Rarity |
| Djúpadalsvirkjun | 1.8 + 0.9 (2005) | 10,630 | 63.9 | Akureyri | Fallorka ehf / Norðurorku | |
| Rjúkandavirkjun | 0.84 | 8,252 | 112.1 | Ólafsvíkur | Run-of-river power plant | Rarity |
| Gönguskarðsárvirkjun | 1.06 | 8,042 | 86.3 | Skagafjordur | Run-of-river power plant | Rarity |
| Þverárvirkjun | 2.2 | 7,857 | 40.8 | Steingrímsfjörður | Storage power plant | Orkubú Vestfjarða |
| Hvestuveitu | 1.44 | 6,289 | 49.0 | Arnarfjordur | Run-of-river power plant | private / OV |
| Nónvatns and Fossavatnsvirkjun | 0.6 + 0.56 | 5,311 | 52.3 | Ísafjörður | Storage power plant | Orkubú Vestfjarða |
| Dalsorka | 0.55 | 3,427 | 71.1 | Súgandafjörður | Run-of-river power plant | Dalsorka ehf / OV |
| Elliðaárvirkjun | 3.16 | 3,058 | 11.05 | Reykjavík | Run-of-river power plant | Orkuveita Reykjavíkur |
| Laxárvatnsvirkjun | 0.48 | 2,763 | 65.7 | Blönduós | Storage power plant | Rarity |
| Kerahnjúkavirkjun | 0.37 | 2,446 | 75.5 | |||
| Reiðhjallavirkjun | 0.51 | 2.159 | 47.4 | Bolungarvík | Run-of-river power plant | Orkubú Vestfjarða |
| Sandárvirkjun 5 | 0.295 (2003) | 2.023 | 96.2 | Eyvindartungu | Eyvindartunga ehf / Rarik | |
| Sængurfoss | 0.72 | 1588 | 25.2 | Mjóafirði / Isarfjarðardjúp | private / OV | |
| Búðarárvirkjun | 0.24 | 1,419 | 67.5 | Reyðarfjörður | Rafveita Reyðarfjarðar | |
| Garðsárvirkjun | 0.174 | 1,026 | 67.3 | Ólafsfjörður | Run-of-river power plant | Rarity |
| Sleitustaðavirkjun | 0.2 | 1,000 | 57.1 | |||
| Tunguvirkjun | 0.16 | 986 | 75.0 | Tálknafjörður | Run-of-river power plant | Tunguvirkjun ehf / OV |
| Mýrarárvirkjun | 0.06 | 441 | 83.9 | Snæfjallastrond | Run-of-river power plant | Orkubú Vestfjarða |
| Fjarðarselsvirkjun | 0.16 | 308 | 22.0 | Seyðisfjörður | Run-of-river power plant | Rarity |
| Kiðarvirkjun | 0.55 | 85 | 1.7 | |||
| Blævardalsárvirkjun | 0.2 | 61 | 3.5 | Blævardal Vatnsfjörður | Run-of-river power plant | Orkubú Vestfjarða |
| Múlavirkjun | 3.1 (2005) | Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur | Run-of-river power plant | Múlavirkjun ehf / HS | ||
| Tungudalsvirkjun | 0.7 (2005) | Ísafjörður | Run-of-river power plant | Orkubú Vestfjarða | ||
| Glerárvirkjun | 0.28 (2005) | Akureyri | Run-of-river power plant | Norðurorka | ||
| Lindavirkjun | 0.6 (2007) | Stykkishólmur | Run-of-river power plant | Grís-afl ehf | ||
| Beinárvirkjun | 0.065 (2003) | geyser | Hótel Geyser ehf | |||
| Ljósárvirkjun | 0.904 (2007) | Rangárþing eystra | Ljósárvirkjun ehf | |||
| Gúlsvirkjun | 3.4 (2008) | Seyðisfjörður | Íslensk Orkuvirkjun ehf | |||
| Bjólfsvirkjun | 6.4 (2008) | Seyðisfjörður | Íslensk Orkuvirkjun ehf | |||
| Systragilsvirkjun | 0.128 (2008) | Akureyri | Kristján I Jóhannesson | |||
| Árteigsvirkjun 3/4/5 | 0.145 (1981) / 0.5 (2004) / 0.715 (2009) | Þingeyjarsveit | Raflækur ehf | |||
| Köldukvíslarvirkjun | 2 (2013) | Tjörnesi | Kaldakvísl ehf |
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