Company type | Limited company |
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Industry | Energy |
Predecessor | Hitaveita Suðurnesja |
Founded | 1 January 1974 |
Founder | Local municipalities The state of Iceland |
Headquarters | Svartsengi Power Station, , |
Number of locations | 3 |
Area served | Reykjanes Peninsula |
Products | Wholesale electricity Wholesale hot water |
Number of employees | 63 |
Website | www |
HS Orka is a privately-owned Icelandic energy company that produces electricity and hot water mainly from geothermal sources, mainly on the Reykjanes Peninsula. It is the third largest electricity producer in Iceland, after Landsvirkjun and Orka Nátturinnar.[1] HS Orka operates two geothermal power plants: Svartsengi and Reykjanes, as well as a small hydropower station, Brú.[2] As of 2022, its total installed electrical capacity is 215 MW, and 190 MWth geothermal hot water power.[3]