List of power plants in Israel

The power plants in Israel are shown both on a map and in tables (with key figures).

Installed capacity and annual production

In 2016 was Israel concerning. The installed capacity of 17.59  GW in place 48 and with respect. Annual production of 63.09 billion  kWh in place 46 in the world. The degree of electrification was 100% in 2016. Israel was a net exporter of electricity in 2016; it exported 5.2 billion kWh.

Total net electricity generation in Israel:

map

Ashalim Dalia Dorad Eshkol Ketura Sun Mischor Rotem Orot Rabin Reading D Rutenberg Har Bnei Rasan Gilboa

Location of the active power plants: Black = coal power plants Orange = gas power plants Yellow = solar power plants Green = wind farm

Coal power plants

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	fuel	status
Orot Rabin	2,590	coal	in operation, block 1–4 since 04/1984, block 5–6 since 07/1996
Rutenberg	2,250	coal	in operation, unit 1–2 since 11/1991, unit 3–4 since 02/2001

Gas power plants

In Israel, 5 power plants convert natural gas into electricity:

• Dalia, 2 km southeast of Kfar Menahem in the Joav regional administration, with an output of 870 megawatts.
• Dorad in Ashkelon, Israel, with an output of 840 megawatts.
• Eshkol in the northern industrial zone of Ashdod with an output of 145 megawatts.
• Mischor Rotem in Dimona , a former oil power plant, has been in operation since summer 2013 with an output of 440 megawatts
• Reading D northwest of Tel Aviv, with 2 blocks each with 214 megawatts of power

Solar power plants

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	Type	status
Ashalim	300	Solar tower with heliostats	In operation since April 2019
Ketura Sun	4.95	Photovoltaics	In operation since 2011

Wind farms

According to The Wind Power , wind turbines with a total output of 27 MW were in operation in Israel at the end of 2018 .

Name of the wind farm	Inst. Power (MW)	Investments	status
Emek Habacha	96		under construction
Gilboa	11.9	14th	in operation
Har Bnei Rasan	6th	10	in operation
Sirin I	9.35	11	in operation

Former power plants

Surname	Art	Inst. Power (MW)	business	comment
Reading Block A	Oil power plant	50 MW	1938-1967
Reading block B	Oil power plant	50 MW	1938-2004
Reading Block C	Oil power plant	50 MW	1970s - 1981
Reading Block D	Oil power plant	50 MW	1970s - 2006	Conversion into a gas power plant

Web links

Commons : Power Plants in Israel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ The World Factbook. CIA , accessed March 21, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Israel Net Power Generation, 1973-2019 - knoema.com. Knomea, accessed on March 16, 2020 (German). 
3. ^ Robotic Solar Cleaning in the Desert. www.solarnovus.com, February 2, 2015, accessed September 7, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Online access> Countries> Israel. The Wind Power, accessed March 21, 2020 .