Dorad Power Station
The Dorad power station is a power station in Ashkelon, Israel. It is a combined cycle power station powered by natural gas.
| Dorad power station | |
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| Country | Israel |
| Location | Ashkelon |
| Coordinates | 31°38′6″N 34°31′48″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2011 |
| Commission date | 19 May 2014 |
| Construction cost | US$1 billion[1] |
| Owner(s) | Dorad Energy Ltd. |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Secondary fuel | Light fuel oil |
| Combined cycle? | Yes |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 12 × gas turbines, 12 × steam generators, 2 × steam turbines |
| Make and model | General Electric (gas turbines), Innovative Steam Technologies (steam generators), Škoda (steam turbines) |
| Units planned | 1 × 650 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 840 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Dorad is the second largest independent power station in the country. It can generate up to a total of 840 megawatts of electricity, which is sold to the IEC and to large industrial/institutional customers through the IEC's distribution grid. The major owners of the station are the EAPC, the Turkish Zorlu Energy and a group of Israeli businessmen.
The station is located near the IEC's Rutenberg Power Station (a large thermal power station), and is situated on the grounds of the EAPC's complex in Ashkelon. It features twelve General Electric LM6000-PC Sprint 48MW gas turbines arranged in two blocks of six turbines each, with each block connected to a 140MW combined cycle steam turbine manufactured by Škoda Power.[2] The gas turbines' operation will be enhanced through the injection of ultra-purified water supplied from the adjacent Ashkelon desalinization plant, one of the largest of its kind in the world.
As of 2020, Dorad is seeking approval from the national planning authorities for the addition of a 650MW generation unit and a 80MWh grid energy storage battery installation to the site.
References
- Darel, Yael (7 December 2011). "Progress at Dorad: 2 Turbines have Reached the Port of Ashdod". Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- "GE delivers gas-fired turbines to Dorad Energy power plant in Israel" (Press release). General Electric. 2012-05-24. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-01-06.