Hvammur Hydropower Station
Project details
Project name: Hvammur Hydropower Station
Project location: Þjórsá River, south-west Iceland
Installed capacity: 82 MW
Project owner: Landsvirkjun
Assessment details
Assessment tool: Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP)
Assessment stage: Preparation
Assessment date: May - November 2012, with an on-site assessment on 21-25 May 2012
No comments were received during the public consultation period.
Assessor team for the Hvammur Hydropower Station
Sustainability assessment overview
The Hvammur Hydropower Station meets at least basic good practice (a score of 3) for all but one of the 21 assessed topics. The exception is P-1, Communications and Consultations (score of 2), owing to an absence of processes or procedures which would prompt the development of satisfactory grievance mechanisms and communications and consultation plans for all project stages.
