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Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project



The Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project, located at , involves damming two rivers in eastern Iceland (the Jökulsá í Fljótsdal - source to the famous "Milky Lake" of Lagarfljót, and the Jökulsá á Dal (aka Jókulsá á Bru)) to produce hydroelectricity to power a new aluminium smelting plant that is being built by Alcoa in the town of Reyðarfjörður. It is the largest construction project ever in Iceland, with completion scheduled for 2009.



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