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Ljósafossvirkjun — 15 MW Hydroelectric

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Ljósafossvirkjun is a 15 MW hydro power plant located in Iceland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
15 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1937

Year online

Owner
Landsvirkjun

Operator

Location
64.09, -21.01

Coordinates

Insights

#17
largest in Iceland
#4,985
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#21,612
largest worldwide
1937
47 yrs older than avg
13
operated by Landsvirkjun
5
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
15 MW
Commissioned
1937
Status
Operational
Owner
Landsvirkjun
Country
ISL
Coordinates
64.094, -21.011

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,228 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
98,224 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

267
cars per year
164
homes per year
55,809
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

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

Ljósafossvirkjun is a 14.6 MW hydro power plant in Iceland, operated by Landsvirkjun since 1937. It is one of the smaller hydro facilities in the country.

Ranked #12 of 14 hydro plants in Iceland, Ljósafossvirkjun’s 14.6 MW represents 0.76% 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 47.2 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Hellisheiði (213 MW, Geothermal), Nesjavellir (120 MW, Geothermal), and Írafoss (48 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Southern region of Iceland, approximately 60 km east of Reykjavík.

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