Progress
Figure 1 shows the economic benefits that Alcoa Fjarðaál creates in Iceland in ISK. The numbers reflect a simple calculation of East Iceland's gain due to Alcoa and Landsvirkjun. Financial status increased workforce productivity, the required rate of return, energy and aluminium prizes or level of economic system are not considered. The numbers reflect the companies' capital in the financial system, irrespective of their state.
Figure 1. Economic benefits in Iceland due to Alcoa Fjarðaál and Fljótsdalsstöð (millions of ISK).
Updated: July 25, 2023
Source: Landsvirkjun (2023) og Alcoa Fjarðaál (2023)
Metrics, Targets and Monitoring Protocol
What is measured?
Economic benefits, in ISK, that Fjarðaál and Landsvirkjun create domestically through the projects by salaries, payments to public authorities and supplies procured in Iceland (Project effects: direct)
Monitoring Protocol
The financial departments of Landsvirkjun and Fjarðaál, in cooperation with an independent consultant, collect information annually.
Target
Results depend on several macro factors that companies can not influence, and targets are therefore not set.
Possible countermeasures
Not applicable, monitoring only.
Changes of indicator
This indicator was initially called „Retained value-added“, and the metric: „ISK retained in Iceland through Alcoa and Landsvirkjun salaries, payments to public authorities, supplies procured in Iceland and profits that remain in Iceland„ During data collection for the year 2005, which is the first year in Phase 4 the name was changed to „Economic benefits“ and the metric to „Economic benefits in ISK, that Fjarðaál and Landsvirkjun create domestically through the projects by salaries, payments to public authorities and supplies procured in Iceland“. Providing information about profits that stay domestically and are specifically tied to the projects was not considered realistic. The indicator and metric were changed accordingly.
This indicator was originally number 14.1. It was then named Retained Value Added and can be found under that number in the project documents from 2005 and 2006.
The indicator number has been changed twice.
| Year | Nr. | Indicator name |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.3.2 | Economic benefits |
| 2007 | 3.3 | Economic Benefits |
Baseline
| Alcoa Fjarðaál (million ISK) | Fljótsdalsstöð (million ISK) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.000 | 113 |
| 2008 | 30.000 | 287 |
Rationale for Indicator Selection
Long-term economic benefits from the projects are essential for sustainability. This does not only apply to economic benefits for the private companies involved in the projects, but also for East Iceland and for Iceland as a whole. The economic benefits added from the smelter and dam will include salaries, payments to public authorities, supplies procured in Iceland and profits that remain in Iceland.
From phase I/II report on indicators and baseline from April 2005