Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fljótsdalsvirkjun (Kárahnjúkar ) | Hydro | 690 |
| 2 | Búrfell | Hydro | 270 |
| 3 | Hrauneyjafoss | Hydro | 210 |
| 4 | Hellisheiði | Geothermal | 202 |
| 5 | Blanda | Hydro | 150 |
| 6 | Sigalda | Hydro | 150 |
| 7 | Sultartangi | Hydro | 125 |
| 8 | Nesjavellir | Geothermal | 120 |
| 9 | Reykjanes | Geothermal | 100 |
| 10 | Búðarháls | Hydro | 95 |
| 11 | Vatnsfell | Hydro | 90 |
| 12 | Svartsengi | Geothermal | 75 |
| 13 | Krafla | Geothermal | 60 |
| 14 | Írafoss | Hydro | 48 |
| 15 | Lagarfoss | Hydro | 27 |
| 16 | Steingrímsstöð | Hydro | 26 |
| 17 | Ljósafossvirkjun | Hydro | 15 |
| 18 | Laxárvirkjun 3 | Hydro | 14 |
| 19 | Andakíl | Hydro | 8 |
| 20 | Bjarnarflag | Geothermal | 3 |
There are 20 power plants in Iceland in this open dataset, with about 2,478 MW of total capacity.
Fljótsdalsvirkjun (Kárahnjúkar ) is the largest at about 690 MW (hydro).
The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (14 plants), across 2 fuel types in total.
Iceland's grid carbon intensity is about 28 gCO₂/kWh, with 100.0% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).
Power plants in Iceland