Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Station

Jökulsá rivers, Iceland
Gekoppelde oplossingen
Water

The Kárahnjukar Hydroelectric Project is located in eastern Iceland on the Jökulsá rivers. The water is dammed to form the Hálslón Reservoir (2,100 Mm3) and then conveyed by a 40 km long headrace tunnel to the Teigsbjarg escarpment, where it is fed via two 4.04 m diameter steel lined vertical pressure shafts, 420 m high, to the underground powerhouse.

Klant Landsvirkjun, Reykjavik
Locatie Jökulsá rivers, Iceland
Periode 2003-2008
Capaciteit 690 MW (6 x 115 MW)

Services provided

Gerelateerde expertise

De gerelateerde expertisedomeinen zijn:
Dams Large Hydropower Projects