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Steingrímsstöð — 26 MW Hydroelectric

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Steingrímsstöð is a 26 MW hydro power plant located in Iceland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
26 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1959

Year online

Owner
Landsvirkjun

Operator

Location
64.13, -21.03

Coordinates

Insights

#16
largest in Iceland
#4,032
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#17,506
largest worldwide
1959
25 yrs older than avg
13
operated by Landsvirkjun
5
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
26 MW
Commissioned
1959
Status
Operational
Owner
Landsvirkjun
Country
ISL
Coordinates
64.129, -21.027

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,186 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
174,920 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

475
cars per year
292
homes per year
99,386
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

Steingrímsstöð is a 26 MW hydroelectric power plant in Iceland, operated by Landsvirkjun and commissioned in 1959.

Ranked #11 of 14 hydro plants in Iceland, it represents 1.36% of Iceland’s total hydro capacity of 1,913 MW. The largest hydro plant in Iceland is Fljótsdalsvirkjun (Kárahnjúkar) at 690 MW, making Steingrímsstöð 26.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Hellisheiði (213 MW, Geothermal), Nesjavellir (120 MW, Geothermal), and Írafoss (48 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the Southern Region, approximately 50 km from Reykjavik.

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