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Hitaveita Suðurnesja

Icelandic energy company

Hitaveita Suðurnesja (Icelandic pronunciation: ) was an Icelandic energy company. The largest shareholder was Reykjanesbær. The company was founded as a geothermal energy firm in the southwest of Iceland in 1974.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 1974Founded1

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Hitaveita Suðurnesja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɪːtaˌveiːta ˈsʏːðʏrˌnɛːsja]) was an Icelandic energy company. The largest shareholder was Reykjanesbær. The company was founded as a geothermal energy firm in the southwest of Iceland in 1974. It built a power plant at Svartsengi to tap the geothermal energy in the area, and was completed in 1976. It was reportedly the first power plant in the world of its kind. It produced and distributed heating and electricity for the entire Sudurnes region.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Reykjanesbær

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 1974Founded Founded1

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