Icelandic hydroelectric power stations | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-02-08

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Over 80% of electricity in Iceland is generated in hydroelectric power stations.  While geothermal energy is used for heating (and increasingly for electricity generation), the hydroelectric power stations, historically all run by Landsvirkjun, are central to the existence of Iceland as an industrialized country.
The largest power station by far is Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant (690 MW), which generates electricity in the area north of Vatnajökull for the production of aluminum.
Other projects and stations include:

Blöndustöð generates 150 MW
Búrfellsstöð generates 270 MW
Hrauneyjafosstöð generates 210 MW
Laxárstöðvar, on the Laxá River, generates 28 MW
Sigöldustöð generates 150 MW
Sogsstöðvar generates 89 MW
Sultartangastöð generates 120 MW
Vatnsfellsstöð generates 90 MW