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Power Plants in Iceland

Iceland has 20 power plants on the map, adding up to about 2 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is hydro. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS20

TOTAL CAPACITY2 GW

MOST COMMON FUELHydro

By fuel

How Iceland’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Hydro14 · 70% · 2 GW

Geothermal6 · 30% · 572 MW

Largest power plants in Iceland

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

690 MWFljótsdalsvirkjun (Kárahnjúkar )Hydro2008

270 MWBúrfellHydro1969

213 MWHellisheiðiGeothermal2006

210 MWHrauneyjafossHydro1981

150 MWBlandaHydro1991

150 MWSigaldaHydro1977

120 MWNesjavellirGeothermal1998

120 MWSultartangiHydro1999

100 MWReykjanesGeothermal1977

95 MWBúðarhálsHydro

90 MWVatnsfellHydro2001

76 MWSvartsengiGeothermal1977

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