Eshkol power station

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Eshkol power station (תחנות הכוח אשכול) is an operating power station of at least 1683-megawatts (MW) in Ashdod, Southern District, Israel with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Eshkol power station Ashdod, Southern District, Israel 31.8388, 34.6551 (exact)[1][2]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC -Replacement of unit D, CC- Replacement of unit C, CC-Replacement of unit A, CC-Replacement of unit B, Unit A, Unit B, Unit C, Unit CC, Unit CC1, Unit CC2, Unit D: 31.8388, 34.6551

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
CC -Replacement of unit D announced[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 450[2] combined cycle[2] 2026[3]
CC- Replacement of unit C announced[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 450[2] combined cycle[2] 2026[3]
CC-Replacement of unit A announced[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 450[2] combined cycle[2] 2026[3]
CC-Replacement of unit B announced[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 450[2] combined cycle[2] 2026[3]
Unit A operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4] 228[5] steam turbine[4][2] 1974[4][2] 2026 (planned)[6]
Unit B operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4] 228[5] steam turbine[4][2] 1975[4][2] 2026 (planned)[6]
Unit C operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4] 228[5] steam turbine[4][2] 1978[4][2] 2026 (planned)[6]
Unit CC announced[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 450[2] combined cycle[2] 2026[3]
Unit CC1 operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4] 377[5] combined cycle[4] 2005[4][2]
Unit CC2 operating[3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 394[3] combined cycle[3] 2014[2][3]
Unit D operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4] 228[5] steam turbine[4][2] 1977[4][2] 2026 (planned)[6]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
CC -Replacement of unit D Eshkol Power ENergies group [100.0%]
CC- Replacement of unit C Eshkol Power ENergies group [100.0%]
CC-Replacement of unit A Eshkol Power ENergies group [100.0%]
CC-Replacement of unit B Eshkol Power ENergies group [100.0%]
Unit A Eshkol Power ENergies group [100.0%]
Unit B Eshkol Power ENergies group [100.0%]
Unit C Eshkol Power ENergies group [100.0%]
Unit CC Eshkol Power ENergies group [100.0%]
Unit CC1 Eshkol Power ENergies group [100.0%]
Unit CC2 Eshkol Power ENergies group [100.0%]
Unit D Eshkol Power ENergies group [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): other[7][3]
  • Captive industry: Power[7][3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 (PDF) https://ieccontent.iec.co.il/media/3ixjvbtz/eshkolprojectteaser_final.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20221005014931/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo7dQcj2zNc. Archived from the original on 05 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 https://web.archive.org/web/20221215142927/http://www.iec.co.il/Community/Pages/PowerStationEshkol.aspx. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20210623230352/https://www.iec.co.il/en/businessdevelopment/pages/power-plant.aspx. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230112010156/https://www.iec.co.il/en/content/investors/videopages/eshkolproject. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://dbpedia.org/page/Eshkol_Power_Station. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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