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Írafoss — 48 MW Hydroelectric

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Írafoss is a 48 MW hydro power plant located in Iceland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
48 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2003

Year online

Owner
Landsvirkjun

Operator

Location
64.09, -21.01

Coordinates

Insights

#14
largest in %s
#3,229
largest %s worldwide
#14,335
largest worldwide
2003
%d yrs newer than avg
13
operated by %s
5
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
48 MW
Commissioned
2003
Status
Operational
Owner
Landsvirkjun
Country
ISL
Coordinates
64.088, -21.008

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,037 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
322,929 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

878
cars / year
538
homes / year
183,482
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Búrfell

Iceland · Hydroelectric

270MW · 1969

Hellisheiði

Iceland · Geothermal

213MW · 2006

Blanda

Iceland · Hydroelectric

150MW · 1991

Nesjavellir

Iceland · Geothermal

120MW · 1998

Sultartangi

Iceland · Hydroelectric

120MW · 1999

Svartsengi

Iceland · Geothermal

76MW · 1977

About this plant

Írafoss is a 48 MW hydro power plant in Iceland, operated by Landsvirkjun.

Ranked #9 of 14 hydro plants in Iceland, it accounts for 2.51% of Iceland’s total hydro capacity of 1,913 MW. The largest hydro plant in Iceland is Fljótsdalsvirkjun (Kárahnjúkar) at 690 MW, making this facility 14.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Hellisheiði (213 MW, Geothermal), Nesjavellir (120 MW, Geothermal), and Steingrímsstöð (26 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Southern Region, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city, Reykjavík.

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