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Búrfell I hydroelectric plant
4th-largest power plant in Iceland of 13 · top 46% worldwide (#13,580 of 29,849)
- Operator
- Landsvirkjun
- Owner
- Landsvirkjun
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 270 MW
- Fuel
- hydro
- Commissioned
- 1969
Comparable power plants · Iceland · 13 ranked
- #1Fljótsdals hydroelectric plant690 MW · hydro
- #2Fljótsdalshreppur wind farm350 MW · wind
- #3Hellisheiðarvirkjun geothermal power plant303 MW · geothermal
- #4Búrfell I hydroelectric plant270 MW · hydro
- #5Hrauneyjafoss hydroelectric plant210 MW · hydro
- #6Blanda hydroelectric plant150 MW · hydro
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Búrfell II hydroelectric plant1.3 km · Power Plant · 100 MW · hydro
- Sultartangi hydroelectric plant13 km · Power Plant · 125 MW · hydro
- Búrfellslundur wind farm13 km · Power Plant · 120 MW · wind
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Integrated Power (CC BY 4.0)