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Lagarfoss — 27 MW Hydroelectric

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Lagarfoss is a 27 MW hydro power plant located in Iceland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
27 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1975

Year online

Owner
Rafmagnsveitur ríkisins NA

Operator

Location
65.51, -14.37

Coordinates

Insights

#15
largest in %s
#3,994
largest %s worldwide
#17,383
largest worldwide
1975
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
0
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
27 MW
Commissioned
1975
Status
Operational
Owner
Rafmagnsveitur ríkisins NA
Country
ISL
Coordinates
65.507, -14.366

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,271 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
181,647 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

494
cars / year
303
homes / year
103,209
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Fljótsdalsvirkjun (Kárahnjúkar )

Iceland · Hydroelectric

690MW · 2008

About this plant

Lagarfoss is a 27 MW hydro power plant in Iceland, operated by Rafmagnsveitur ríkisins since 1975.

Ranked #10 of 14 hydro plants in Iceland. Its 27 MW represents 1.41% of Iceland’s total hydro capacity of 1,913 MW. The largest hydro plant in Iceland is Fljótsdalsvirkjun (Kárahnjúkar) at 690 MW, making Lagarfoss 25.6 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Iceland, approximately 70 km from the nearest major city, Akureyri.

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