Sorek power station

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Sorek power station (תחנת הכוח שורק) is an operating power station of at least 140-megawatts (MW) in Palmachim, Central, Israel. It is also known as Soreq.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sorek power station Palmachim, Central, Israel 31.9367, 34.7118 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 31.9367, 34.7118

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 140[3] combined cycle[4] 2016[2]

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
Unit 1 Delek Israel [100.0%]

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. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624230534/https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001138889. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627044932/https://www.electra.co.il/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%AA%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%9B%D7%97_%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%92%D7%96_%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%93%D7%9C%D7%A7/%D7%AA%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%AA_%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%97_%D7%91%D7%92%D7%96_%D7%98%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%99_%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A7. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://technological.co.il/project/page/3/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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