Company type | public partnership |
---|---|
Industry | energy |
Founded | 1 July 1965 |
Founder | city of
Reykjavík the state of Iceland |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Jónas Þór Guðmundsson, chairman Hörður Arnarson, CEO |
Products | electricity |
Owner | the state of Iceland |
Subsidiaries |
Landsnet Landsvirkjun Power Orkufjarskipti Icelandic Power Insurance Hraunaveita |
Website |
www |
Landsvirkjun, (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlan(t)sˌvɪr̥cʏn]) the National Power Company of Iceland, is Iceland's largest electricity generator. [1] Landsvirkjun operates 21 power plants in Iceland concentrated on five main areas of operation. [2]
Landsvirkjun was founded on 1 July 1965 by the state of Iceland and the city of Reykjavík. [3] The city of Reykjavík contributed to the company three power stations on the Sog River. [4] Shortly after its founding construction on[ clarification needed] the Búrfell hydropower station began. [5] From 1965 until 2005 the purpose of Landsvirkjun was to produce and distribute high voltage electricity. The municipality of Akureyri acquired a 5% share in Landsvirkjun in 1983 and became the third owner. [6] Three hydropower stations on the Laxá River previously owned by the municipality of Akureyri were merged into Landsvirkjun. [7] [4] The hydropower stations Búrfell, Sigalda, Hrauneyjafoss, Blanda, Sultartangi, Vatnsfell, and Fljótsdalsstöð were all built by Landsvirkjun. The geothermal power station Krafla came under Landsvirkjun's ownership in 1985. [8] Through a new electricity act in 2005 the company's Transmission Division became Landsnet, an independent limited company and a subsidiary of Landsvirkjun. [9]
Landsnet owns and operates the Icelandic transmission system and manages the country's electricity system. [10] In 2007 the state of Iceland took over the ownership shares of Akureyri and Reykjavík in Landsvirkjun, turning it into a public partnership, fully owned by the state of Iceland. [11] In December 2012, Landsvirkjun erected two wind turbines, in an area known as Hafið, within the construction area of Búrfell Power Station, in the south of Iceland. The turbines have a total of 2 MW of installed power. [12]
Landsvirkjun has 21 power stations, of which 15 are hydropower stations, three geothermal power stations and two wind power field.
Station | Year built | Type |
Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Production (GWh/year) |
Capacity factor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laxá I [13] | 1939 | Hydropower | 5 | 3 | 6.8% |
Laxá II [14] | 1953 | Hydropower | 9 | 78 | 98.9% |
Laxá III [15] | 1973 | Hydropower | 13.5 | 92 | 77.8% |
Ljósafoss [16] | 1937 | Hydropower | 16 | 105 | 74.1% |
Írafoss [17] | 1953 | Hydropower | 48 | 236 | 56.1% |
Steingrímsstöð [18] | 1959 | Hydropower | 27 | 122 | 51.6% |
Búrfell [5] | 1969 | Hydropower | 270 | 2300 | 97.2% |
Sigalda [19] | 1978 | Hydropower | 150 | 920 | 70.0% |
Hrauneyjafoss [20] | 1981 | Hydropower | 210 | 1300 | 70.7% |
Blanda [21] | 1991 | Hydropower | 150 | 990 | 75.3% |
Sultartangi [22] | 1999 | Hydropower | 125 | 1020 | 93.1% |
Vatnsfell [23] | 2001 | Hydropower | 90 | 490 | 62.1% |
Fljótsdalur [24] | 2007 | Hydropower | 690 | 4800 | 79.4% |
Búðarháls [25] | 2014 | Hydropower | 95 | 585 | 70.3% |
Krafla [8] | 1977 | Geothermal | 60 | 500 | 95.1% |
Bjarnarflag [26] | 1969 | Geothermal | 5 | 42 | 95.9% |
Theistareykir [27] | 2017 | Geothermal | 90 | 738 | 93.6% |
Hafið [12] | 2013 | Windpower | 1.8 | 6.7 | 42.5% |
Sum by type (calculated figure) | Hydropower |
98.5 !! 13041 !! 78.4% | |||
Sum by type (calculated figure) | Geothermal | 155 | 1280 | 94.3% | |
Sum total (calculated figure) | All types combined | 2055.3 | 14327.7 | 79.6% |
Landsvirkjun has five subsidiaries:
Company type | public partnership |
---|---|
Industry | energy |
Founded | 1 July 1965 |
Founder | city of
Reykjavík the state of Iceland |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Jónas Þór Guðmundsson, chairman Hörður Arnarson, CEO |
Products | electricity |
Owner | the state of Iceland |
Subsidiaries |
Landsnet Landsvirkjun Power Orkufjarskipti Icelandic Power Insurance Hraunaveita |
Website |
www |
Landsvirkjun, (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlan(t)sˌvɪr̥cʏn]) the National Power Company of Iceland, is Iceland's largest electricity generator. [1] Landsvirkjun operates 21 power plants in Iceland concentrated on five main areas of operation. [2]
Landsvirkjun was founded on 1 July 1965 by the state of Iceland and the city of Reykjavík. [3] The city of Reykjavík contributed to the company three power stations on the Sog River. [4] Shortly after its founding construction on[ clarification needed] the Búrfell hydropower station began. [5] From 1965 until 2005 the purpose of Landsvirkjun was to produce and distribute high voltage electricity. The municipality of Akureyri acquired a 5% share in Landsvirkjun in 1983 and became the third owner. [6] Three hydropower stations on the Laxá River previously owned by the municipality of Akureyri were merged into Landsvirkjun. [7] [4] The hydropower stations Búrfell, Sigalda, Hrauneyjafoss, Blanda, Sultartangi, Vatnsfell, and Fljótsdalsstöð were all built by Landsvirkjun. The geothermal power station Krafla came under Landsvirkjun's ownership in 1985. [8] Through a new electricity act in 2005 the company's Transmission Division became Landsnet, an independent limited company and a subsidiary of Landsvirkjun. [9]
Landsnet owns and operates the Icelandic transmission system and manages the country's electricity system. [10] In 2007 the state of Iceland took over the ownership shares of Akureyri and Reykjavík in Landsvirkjun, turning it into a public partnership, fully owned by the state of Iceland. [11] In December 2012, Landsvirkjun erected two wind turbines, in an area known as Hafið, within the construction area of Búrfell Power Station, in the south of Iceland. The turbines have a total of 2 MW of installed power. [12]
Landsvirkjun has 21 power stations, of which 15 are hydropower stations, three geothermal power stations and two wind power field.
Station | Year built | Type |
Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Production (GWh/year) |
Capacity factor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laxá I [13] | 1939 | Hydropower | 5 | 3 | 6.8% |
Laxá II [14] | 1953 | Hydropower | 9 | 78 | 98.9% |
Laxá III [15] | 1973 | Hydropower | 13.5 | 92 | 77.8% |
Ljósafoss [16] | 1937 | Hydropower | 16 | 105 | 74.1% |
Írafoss [17] | 1953 | Hydropower | 48 | 236 | 56.1% |
Steingrímsstöð [18] | 1959 | Hydropower | 27 | 122 | 51.6% |
Búrfell [5] | 1969 | Hydropower | 270 | 2300 | 97.2% |
Sigalda [19] | 1978 | Hydropower | 150 | 920 | 70.0% |
Hrauneyjafoss [20] | 1981 | Hydropower | 210 | 1300 | 70.7% |
Blanda [21] | 1991 | Hydropower | 150 | 990 | 75.3% |
Sultartangi [22] | 1999 | Hydropower | 125 | 1020 | 93.1% |
Vatnsfell [23] | 2001 | Hydropower | 90 | 490 | 62.1% |
Fljótsdalur [24] | 2007 | Hydropower | 690 | 4800 | 79.4% |
Búðarháls [25] | 2014 | Hydropower | 95 | 585 | 70.3% |
Krafla [8] | 1977 | Geothermal | 60 | 500 | 95.1% |
Bjarnarflag [26] | 1969 | Geothermal | 5 | 42 | 95.9% |
Theistareykir [27] | 2017 | Geothermal | 90 | 738 | 93.6% |
Hafið [12] | 2013 | Windpower | 1.8 | 6.7 | 42.5% |
Sum by type (calculated figure) | Hydropower |
98.5 !! 13041 !! 78.4% | |||
Sum by type (calculated figure) | Geothermal | 155 | 1280 | 94.3% | |
Sum total (calculated figure) | All types combined | 2055.3 | 14327.7 | 79.6% |
Landsvirkjun has five subsidiaries: