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Kerlingafj\u00f6ll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Birgir J\u00f3nsson jar\u00f0verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur vann \u00ed \u00e1ratugi \u00e1 Orkustofnun vi\u00f0 virkjanaranns\u00f3knir \u00e1
h\u00e1lendinu og b\u00fdr yfir mikilli \u00feekkingu \u00e1 landinu og verklegum framkv\u00e6mdum. Hann
settist ni\u00f0ur me\u00f0 bla\u00f0amanni Lands & S\u00f6gu til a\u00f0 spjalla um virkjanir \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og vi\u00f0
h\u00f3fum leikinn \u00e1 fyrstu st\u00f3rvirkjuninni \u00e1 eftir Sogsvirkjunum, sem sannarlega marka\u00f0i skil
\u00ed s\u00f6gu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar.
\u201eA\u00f0 undangengnum athugunum \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r \u00ed a\u00f0dragandanum a\u00f0 n\u00e6stu virkjun var lj\u00f3st
a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 voru tv\u00e6r mismunandi lei\u00f0ir f\u00e6rar \u00ed raforkum\u00e1lum \u00cdslands \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 kom a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed
a\u00f0 byggja n\u00e6stu virkjun,\u201c segir Birgir var\u00f0andi undirb\u00faning Landsvirkjunar. \u201eAnna\u00f0 hvort
a\u00f0 byggja st\u00f3ra virkjun og selja megni\u00f0 af orkunni \u00ed \u00e1lver, e\u00f0a byggja langtum minni
virkjun, sem v\u00e6ri kannski bara 10-15% af st\u00e6r\u00f0 B\u00farfellsvirkjunar, og \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0i orkan
b\u00e6st \u00e1 \u00edslenska kerfi\u00f0 og fari\u00f0 inn \u00e1 \u00f3breyttan innanlandsmarka\u00f0.\u201c
Fyrrnefnda lei\u00f0in var farin \u00fev\u00ed st\u00f3rkaupandi fannst a\u00f0 orkunni, sem var \u00e1lveri\u00f0 \u00ed
Straumsv\u00edk, og framkv\u00e6mdin var eftir \u00fev\u00ed umfangsmikil. A\u00f0 jafna\u00f0i unnu um 850 manns
vi\u00f0 ger\u00f0 B\u00farfellsvirkjunar en \u00feegar mest var, sumari\u00f0 1968, voru \u00fear um 1200 manns
vi\u00f0 vinnu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birgir J\u00f3nsson jar\u00f0verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00ddmsar \u00e1skoranir vi\u00f0 framkv\u00e6mdina
B\u00farfellsvirkjun var \u00e1 margan h\u00e1tt frumherjaverkefni og var Landsvirkjun formlega
stofnu\u00f0 \u00feann 1. j\u00fal\u00ed \u00e1ri\u00f0 1965, \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00fer\u00e6\u00f0i til a\u00f0 halda utan um B\u00farfellsverkefni\u00f0 og
auk \u00feess reksturinn \u00e1 flestum st\u00e6rstu virkjunum landsins \u00ed framhaldinu. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed ekki
laust vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fdmsar \u00e1skoranir hafi blasa\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feegar r\u00e1\u00f0ist var \u00ed \u00feessa vi\u00f0amiklu
framkv\u00e6md.
\u201eTil a\u00f0 byrja me\u00f0 var talsvert deilt um hvort yfirleitt \u00e6tti a\u00f0 hleypa erlendum au\u00f0hringjum
inn \u00ed landi\u00f0,\u201c \u00fatsk\u00fdrir Birgir. Margir sem voru fylgjandi auknu vatnsafli, \u00fe\u00e1 voru \u00feeir bara
alls ekki fylgjandi \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 selja rafmagni\u00f0 \u00ed hendur erlendra kap\u00edtalista,\u201c b\u00e6tir hann vi\u00f0.
\u201eAnnars var st\u00f3ra vandam\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00edsinn, og \u00edsamyndunin \u00ed \u00e1nni,\u201c segir Birgir. Ein helsta
s\u00e9rsta\u00f0a B\u00farfellsvirkjunar er nefnilega s\u00fa, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er svo til engin vatnsuppista\u00f0a \u00ed
brei\u00f0um og grunnum farvegi \u00dej\u00f3rs\u00e1r.
\u201eVirkjunin er bygg\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0eins l\u00e1g veitust\u00edfla \u00ed grunnum og brei\u00f0um farvegi
\u00dej\u00f3rs\u00e1r er engin uppist\u00f6\u00f0ust\u00edfla, \u2013 yfirleitt eru l\u00edtil vandam\u00e1l me\u00f0 \u00eds ef \u00fea\u00f0 er
uppist\u00f6\u00f0ust\u00edfla til sta\u00f0ar \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 er alltaf h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 taka vatni\u00f0 \u00e1 einhverju d\u00fdpi undan
\u00edsnum.
\u00cd \u00feessu sambandi er eitt sem m\u00e9r finnst ekki hafa veri\u00f0 sagt n\u00f3gu miki\u00f0 fr\u00e1,\u201c segir Birgir<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 var \u00fearna \u00edsavakt, allan s\u00f3larhringinn \u00e1 veturna, og \u00fea\u00f0 var bygg\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00feeim tilgangi
s\u00e9rstakur \u00edsg\u00e6sluturn vi\u00f0 virkjunina sem stendur enn\u00fe\u00e1. \u00dear s\u00e1tu menn og fylgdust me\u00f0
\u00fev\u00ed hvernig \u00e1stand var \u00ed \u00e1nni hverju sinni. \u00dev\u00ed ef \u00edsinn n\u00e6r a\u00f0 hla\u00f0ast upp og st\u00edfla
rennsli\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 f\u00e6r virkjunin ekki vatn og \u00fe\u00e1 stoppar allt.
\u00deetta var or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00feeir v\u00f6nustu \u2013 reyndustu \u00edsver\u00f0irnir \u00e1 vaktinni \u2013 \u00feegar \u00feeir
s\u00e1u a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta ste\u00f0ja\u00f0i a\u00f0 og h\u00e1lfger\u00f0 klakale\u00f0juskri\u00f0a f\u00f3r af sta\u00f0 ofar \u00ed \u00e1nni ofan vi\u00f0
virkjunina, \u00fe\u00e1 voru \u00feeir tilb\u00fanir og opnu\u00f0u fyrir allar g\u00e1ttir \u00ed veitust\u00edflunni og \u00fe\u00e1 ruddist
\u00edsskri\u00f0an \u00ed gegn og ni\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00dej\u00f3rs\u00e1rfarveginn.
Svo voru lokurnar settar upp aftur en virkjunin sj\u00e1lf ver\u00f0ur ekki v\u00f6r vi\u00f0 neitt af \u00feessu, \u00fe\u00f3
a\u00f0 r\u00e9tt \u00e1\u00f0ur hafi veri\u00f0 mikil h\u00e6tta \u00e1 fer\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 allt vatnsrennsli hef\u00f0i st\u00edflast. En
inntaksl\u00f3ni\u00f0, Bjarnal\u00f3n, haf\u00f0i alveg n\u00f3g vatn til \u00feess a\u00f0 virkjunin gengi bara \u00e1fram
me\u00f0an \u00e1 \u00feessu st\u00f3\u00f0. \u00deeir voru or\u00f0nir algerir s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 meta \u00feessar
a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur, \u00edsver\u00f0irnir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birgir J\u00f3nsson jar\u00f0verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Samg\u00f6ngub\u00e6tur vegna virkjunarinnar
\u00c1ri\u00f0 1965 var B\u00farfell talsvert fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 teljast \u00ed alfaralei\u00f0 – eiginlega \u00ed afskekktum afdal,
\u00dej\u00f3rs\u00e1rdal og samg\u00f6ngur upp eftir a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6mdasv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00e1 engan h\u00e1tt samb\u00e6rilegar
vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem n\u00fa er. A\u00f0 auki var kalt og snj\u00f3\u00feungt um vetur \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu og a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur oft
b\u00fdsna krefjandi.
\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 var endurn\u00fdja\u00f0ur \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0vegurinn upp \u00ed gegnum Gn\u00fapverjahreppinn,\u201c bendir Birgir \u00e1
\u00feegar \u00feessi m\u00e1l berast \u00ed tal. \u201e\u00deetta var venjulegur innansveitarvegur og \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti
eiginleg \u00f3bygg\u00f0afer\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara inn \u00ed \u00dej\u00f3rs\u00e1rdal, og upp a\u00f0 H\u00e1afossi var ekkert minna en
fjallafer\u00f0,\u201c
\u201eEn \u00feetta var\u00f0 svo bara bundi\u00f0 slitlag upp a\u00f0 virkjun eftir \u00f6rf\u00e1 \u00e1r enda ekki hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed
komist s\u00e9 mi\u00f0 teki\u00f0 af umfer\u00f0ar\u00feunganum og hinum st\u00f3ru vinnuv\u00e9lum sem \u00feurfti a\u00f0
koma \u00feanga\u00f0. N\u00faor\u00f0i\u00f0 er bundi\u00f0 slitlag alla lei\u00f0 upp a\u00f0 \u00de\u00f3risvatni. Samg\u00f6ngurnar eru
\u00fev\u00ed gj\u00f6rbreyttar fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00fe\u00e1 var.
\u00deessu til vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar nefnir Birgir til s\u00f6gunnar Foss\u00e1, \u2013 h\u00fan gat veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00f6llu \u00f3f\u00e6r \u00feegar
s\u00e1 var \u00e1 henni hamurinn. \u201e\u00de\u00fa \u00feurftir a\u00f0 fara yfir Foss\u00e1 til a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0
st\u00f6\u00f0varh\u00fasst\u00e6\u00f0inu.
Foss\u00e1in rennur ni\u00f0ur eftir austurja\u00f0ri \u00dej\u00f3rs\u00e1rdalsins. Menn s\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00fdmsar hrakningas\u00f6gur
af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ef \u00fea\u00f0 komu upp a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur eins og ofbo\u00f0sleg \u00farkoma og hl\u00e1ka um lei\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1
var\u00f0 Foss\u00e1in algerlega a\u00f0 st\u00f3rflj\u00f3ti. Menn voru alltaf me\u00f0 st\u00f3ran trukk \u00e1 sta\u00f0num til a\u00f0
ferja menn og b\u00fana\u00f0 yfir \u00e1na ef \u00e1 \u00feurfti a\u00f0 halda vegna a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0na \u00ed \u00e1nni, og bj\u00f6rgu\u00f0u
s\u00e9r \u00feannig.\u201c Br\u00fa var bygg\u00f0 yfir Foss\u00e1 \u00e1\u00f0ur en byggingarframkv\u00e6mdir h\u00f3fust vi\u00f0 B\u00farfell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hrafntinnusker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jar\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0in: ungt hraun sem m\u00edgleka
Birgir er jar\u00f0verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur a\u00f0 mennt og \u00fev\u00ed \u00f3hj\u00e1kv\u00e6milegt a\u00f0 forvitnast um hvernig
\u00dej\u00f3rs\u00e1r\/Tungna\u00e1r-sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 horf\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00feegar framkv\u00e6mdir h\u00f3fust fr\u00e1 jar\u00f0s\u00f6gulegu tilliti.
Fyrir utan \u00edsvandam\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00e1 veturna \u00fe\u00e1 eru st\u00edflurnar bygg\u00f0ar \u00e1 ungum hraunum, sem eru
ekki nema nokkur \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1ra g\u00f6mul, og sl\u00edkt undirlag er mj\u00f6g lekt. \u00dearna r\u00e9tt til hli\u00f0ar
eru svo uppt\u00f6k Ytri Rang\u00e1r, \u00fear er eitt mesta lindasv\u00e6\u00f0i landsins og \u00fear fossa lindir
fram.
Menn voru ekki vanir st\u00edfluger\u00f0 \u00e1 svona undirlagi, en fundu \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fat a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fearf ekki
nema \u00f6r\u00feunnt \u00fe\u00e9ttilag ofan \u00e1 hraununum til \u00feess a\u00f0 minnka \u00feennan leka \u00far st\u00edflul\u00f3ninu.
Birgir rekur hvernig m\u00f6nnum t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 b\u00faa til sl\u00edkt \u00fe\u00e9ttilag, og lukka\u00f0ist \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 mynda
vi\u00f0 Sig\u00f6ldu.
\u201eHluti af \u00feeim framkv\u00e6mdum var einfaldlega a\u00f0 eftir fyrstu \u00e1fyllingu vatns, a\u00f0 kanna
allan vatnsbotninn og finna lekasta\u00f0i. \u00dear var fyllt upp me\u00f0 f\u00ednni m\u00f6l og sandi \u00fear sem
voru komnir lekasvelgir. \u00de\u00e1 var vatni hleypt \u00e1 l\u00f3nsst\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0, \u00ferisvar e\u00f0a fj\u00f3rum sinnum, og
\u00feegar l\u00e6kka\u00f0i \u00fear \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e1st \u00e1 hva\u00f0a st\u00f6\u00f0um lekavatni\u00f0 rann ni\u00f0ur \u00ed hrauni\u00f0.
\u00de\u00e1 \u00feurfti ekki anna\u00f0 en fara \u00fear yfir me\u00f0 m\u00f6l af \u00e1kve\u00f0inni st\u00e6r\u00f0, og svo m\u00f6l af f\u00ednni
kornast\u00e6r\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 sandi og loks f\u00ednni sandi, svo \u00far var\u00f0 einskonar lagterta. \u00de\u00e1 var
undirlagi\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 n\u00f3gu \u00fe\u00e9tt til a\u00f0 gruggi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e1nni n\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 setjast og mynda \u00fe\u00e9ttilag til a\u00f0
halda vatninu. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00feurfti \u00fearna ekki nema \u00f6rf\u00e1rra sentimetra \u00feykkt sandlag til a\u00f0 b\u00faa til
n\u00e6rri vatnshelt \u00fe\u00e9tt lag. T\u00f3k ferli\u00f0 2-3 \u00e1r \u00e1\u00f0ur en lekinn var or\u00f0inn \u00e1s\u00e6ttanlega l\u00edtill.
Svipa\u00f0 verklag hefur veri\u00f0 vi\u00f0haft \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum virkjunarl\u00f3num \u00e1 ungum hraunum \u00e1
Tungna\u00e1sv\u00e6\u00f0inu. Vi\u00f0 B\u00farfellsvirkjun voru \u00f6sku og vikurl\u00f6g fr\u00e1 Heklu ofan \u00e1 hrauninu og
\u00fev\u00ed mun minni leki ni\u00f0ur \u00ed hrauni\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00f6rg h\u00e6ttuleg st\u00f6rf \u00e1 vettvangi
Eins og gefur a\u00f0 skilja felur byggingaframkv\u00e6md af \u00feessari st\u00e6r\u00f0argr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed s\u00e9r \u00fdmis
st\u00f6rf sem geta veri\u00f0 h\u00e6ttuleg. Sprengivinna, gangager\u00f0, rafmagnsvinna og \u00fdmis
verkefni andsp\u00e6nis hrikalegri og oft \u00f3v\u00e6ginni n\u00e1tt\u00faru \u00cdslands, allt getur \u00feetta haft h\u00e6ttu
\u00ed f\u00f6r me\u00f0 s\u00e9r.
Birgir rifjar upp a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6mdin hafi miki\u00f0 til fari\u00f0 fram st\u00f3r\u00e1fallalaust, \u201eMenn g\u00e6ttu s\u00edn
og s\u00fdndu almennt vark\u00e1rni og \u00e1byrg\u00f0 vi\u00f0 st\u00f6rf. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi bara skipt sk\u00f6pum
var\u00f0andi \u00fea\u00f0 hve slys voru f\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feessa framkv\u00e6md,\u201c b\u00e6tir hann vi\u00f0, og v\u00edst er um
\u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 byggingarframkv\u00e6mdir af jafn vi\u00f0amikilli st\u00e6r\u00f0argr\u00e1\u00f0u og B\u00farfellsvirkjun var, reynast oft mannsk\u00e6\u00f0ari \u00feegar verkefni\u00f0 er jafn st\u00f3rt og jafn margir vi\u00f0 vinnu \u00e1
vettvangi, margir \u00feeirra vi\u00f0 h\u00e6ttuleg st\u00f6rf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gullfalleg og falin n\u00e1tt\u00faruperla
Birgir nefnir a\u00f0 endingu a\u00f0 Sig\u00f6lduglj\u00fafur s\u00e9 a\u00f0 s\u00f6nnu einstaklega falleg n\u00e1tt\u00faruperla,
flestum falin og f\u00e1um kunn. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 veit eiginlega enginn af \u00feessum sta\u00f0, en \u00e9g er b\u00fainn
a\u00f0 fara oft \u00fearna me\u00f0 \u00fatlendinga; ma\u00f0ur kemur \u00fearna fram \u00e1 glj\u00fafurbarminn og \u00fe\u00e1 blasir
vi\u00f0\u00feetta ofbo\u00f0slega flotta lindarsv\u00e6\u00f0i, \u00fear sem hreinlega sprautast vatn \u00fat \u00far
glj\u00fafurveggnum \u00f6\u00f0rum megin.
Allir sem \u00fearna koma ver\u00f0a alveg yfir sig hrifnir af \u00feessu og hafa jafnvel spurt hvernig
standi \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9u ekki myndir af sv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00ed neinum fer\u00f0ab\u00e6klingum e\u00f0a sl\u00edku. \u00de\u00e1
svara \u00e9g \u00fev\u00ed til a\u00f0 kannski s\u00e9 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fat af st\u00edflunni. En \u00fe\u00e1 hefur f\u00f3lk liti\u00f0 forvi\u00f0a \u00ed kring um
sig. \u201eEn \u00fea\u00f0 er enginn st\u00edfla h\u00e9rna?! Vi\u00f0 sj\u00e1um enga st\u00edflu!\u201c En st\u00edflan var ger\u00f0 \u00far efninu
sem var moka\u00f0 \u00far Sig\u00f6lduskur\u00f0inum og n\u00e1nast eins og framhald af \u00f6ldunni. Sami litur,
sama jar\u00f0efni, og fellur \u00fev\u00ed algerlega a\u00f0 landinu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hrafntinnusker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

En \u00feetta er h\u00e1lfger\u00f0ur leynista\u00f0ur \u00fev\u00ed flestir lei\u00f0s\u00f6gumenn eru almennt \u00e1 m\u00f3ti virkjunum
og eru \u00fev\u00ed l\u00edti\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00fdna gestum sl\u00edka sta\u00f0i, og skiptir \u00fe\u00e1 engu \u00fe\u00f3 mannvirki\u00f0 s\u00e9 fallegt og
framkv\u00e6mdin hafi skipt sk\u00f6pum fyrirlandsmenn.
\u00dearna er s\u00edst ofm\u00e6lt hj\u00e1 Birgi. B\u00e6\u00f0i var mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 hafa til taks meira varaafl me\u00f0 tilliti
til raforkunotkunar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar \u2013 \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 rafmagninu sl\u00f3 reglulega \u00fat \u00e1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum
vegna skorts \u00e1 afli, ekki s\u00edst um j\u00f3l og \u00e1ram\u00f3t \u2013 og svo var mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0 styrkri
sto\u00f0 undir gjaldeyris\u00f6flun \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar, s\u00e9r \u00ed lagi me\u00f0 tilliti til \u00feess a\u00f0 brug\u00f0i\u00f0 gat til
beggja vona me\u00f0undirst\u00f6\u00f0u atvinnugreinina, sj\u00e1var\u00fatveginn.
\u00dea\u00f0 var ekki alltaf \u00e1 v\u00edsan a\u00f0 r\u00f3a og t\u00edmasetning B\u00farfellsvirkjunar afar k\u00e6rkomin b\u00fab\u00f3t
\u00feegar s\u00edldarbresturinn ver\u00f0ur um mi\u00f0jan sj\u00f6unda \u00e1ratuginn me\u00f0 tilheyrandi erfi\u00f0leikum \u00ed
efnahagsl\u00edfinu, samdr\u00e6tti og v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6ku atvinnuleysi.
B\u00farfellsvirkjun marka\u00f0i sannarlega skil \u2013 h\u00fan skipti sk\u00f6pum fyrir land og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Birgir J\u00f3nsson jar\u00f0verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur vann \u00ed \u00e1ratugi \u00e1 Orkustofnun vi\u00f0 virkjanaranns\u00f3knir \u00e1h\u00e1lendinu og b\u00fdr yfir mikilli \u00feekkingu \u00e1 landinu og verklegum framkv\u00e6mdum. Hannsettist ni\u00f0ur me\u00f0 bla\u00f0amanni Lands & S\u00f6gu til a\u00f0 spjalla um virkjanir \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og vi\u00f0h\u00f3fum leikinn \u00e1 fyrstu st\u00f3rvirkjuninni \u00e1 eftir Sogsvirkjunum, sem sannarlega marka\u00f0i skil\u00ed s\u00f6gu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar.\u201eA\u00f0 undangengnum athugunum \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r \u00ed a\u00f0dragandanum a\u00f0 n\u00e6stu virkjun var lj\u00f3sta\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 voru tv\u00e6r mismunandi lei\u00f0ir f\u00e6rar \u00ed raforkum\u00e1lum \u00cdslands \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 kom a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00eda\u00f0 byggja n\u00e6stu virkjun,\u201c segir […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":420283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088,1390,19213,18969,6,1173],"tags":[21325],"class_list":["post-420259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greinar","category-myndasafn","category-nature-and-wildlife-is","category-skipulagsmal","category-sudurland","category-sudurland-2","tag-burfellsvirkjun"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nB\u00farfellsvirkjun: framkv\u00e6md sem breytti \u00cdslandss\u00f6gunni - Icelandic Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/is\/burfellsvirkjun-framkvaemd-sem-breytti-islandssogunni\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"is_IS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"B\u00farfellsvirkjun: framkv\u00e6md sem breytti \u00cdslandss\u00f6gunni - Icelandic Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Birgir J\u00f3nsson jar\u00f0verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur vann \u00ed \u00e1ratugi \u00e1 Orkustofnun vi\u00f0 virkjanaranns\u00f3knir \u00e1h\u00e1lendinu og b\u00fdr yfir mikilli \u00feekkingu \u00e1 landinu og verklegum framkv\u00e6mdum. 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