Hellisheiði Geothermal Plant is situated at Hengill, an active volcanic ridge in SW Iceland. The Hellisheiði Power Station is the second largest geothermal power station in the world, and the largest in Iceland. The plant´s purpose is to meet increasing demand for electricity and hot water for space heating in the industrial and domestic sectors. Current production capacity is 213 MWe (December 2010). Estimated production capacity for the completed Hellisheiði Plant is 300 MW electricity and 400 MW thermal energy. Once this capacity is reached, it would rank as the largest geothermal power station in the world, in terms of installed capacity.