Hvalá Power Plant and other VesturVerk projects

Hvalarvikjun is a hydroelectric power plant in the exploitation category of the framework plan with an estimated capacity of 55 MW. The power plant is located in a geologically cold area and it will contribute to increased electricity supply security, both in the Westfjords and nationwide.

Vesturverk, which is majority-owned by HS Orku, has been working for years on the preparation of Hvalarvirkjun, which will use the flow of the rivers Hvalár, Rjúkanda and Eyvindarfjarðar in Árneshreppi on the Strand to generate energy. Based on the current design, it is expected that the power plant will have a capacity of 55 MW and an energy production of around 320 GWh per year.

Whale activation is in the energy efficiency category of the framework plan. One of Vesturverk's goals is that the power plant will contribute to increased security of electricity delivery in the Vestfjords, which is the part of the country where security in the delivery of electricity is the least and interruptions in electricity delivery are the most frequent. The Hval power plant is located in a geologically cold area, and in light of the earthquakes in the southwest corner of the country, it will also contribute to increased electricity security at the national level.

Powering Hvalár and its connection to Landsnet's transmission system will facilitate the circular connection of the electricity transmission system around Vestfjörður, as well as facilitate the connection of other smaller power plants, which are planned in the area, to the transmission system. Whale power generation is well distributed, there are considerable water supplies in large reservoirs on Ófeigsfjörður Heidi, and the estimated installed power is relatively high compared to energy production. The activation will therefore improve access to flexible power in the national system and reduce the likelihood of a power shortage, which according to Landsnet's forecast is likely in the national system in the near future.