GeoTES Headlisheidi

Hedlisheidi GeoPP ( Isl. Hellisheiðarvirkjun ) is a large geothermal power station in Iceland near the Hengidl volcano with an installed capacity of 303 MW . In 2012, it is the largest power plant of this type in the world ^[1] .

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Hellisheiðarvirkjun
View of Hedlisheidi Geotherm
A country	Iceland
Geothermal field	Hingidl
Owner	Orkuveita Reykjavíkur
Commissioning	2006
Main characteristics
Annual electricity production, mln kWh	404
Electric power, MW	303 [1]
Thermal power	114 Gcal / h
Equipment specifications
Number of wells	thirty
Number of power units	6 × 45 MW 1 × 30 MW
other information
Website	Hellisheiði geothermal plant
On the map

The station began operating in 2006 with two generators of 45 MW each. In 2007, an additional low-pressure generator with a capacity of 33 MW was introduced. Two generators with a capacity of 45 MW were commissioned in 2008 , the last two generators with a capacity of 45 MW were launched in October 2011 .