Rutenberg Power Station

Rutenberg Power Station
Country Israel
Location Ashkelon
Coordinates 31°37′39″N 34°30′58″E / 31.62750°N 34.51611°E / 31.62750; 34.51611Coordinates: 31°37′39″N 34°30′58″E / 31.62750°N 34.51611°E / 31.62750; 34.51611
Status Operational
Commission date 1990 (block A)
2000 (block B)
Owner(s) IEC
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Units operational 2 × 550 MW
2 × 575 MW
Make and model GEC-Alstom
ABB
Babcock & Wilcox
Nameplate capacity 2,250 MW

Rutenberg Power Station is a coal-powered power plant situated on the Mediterranean coast in Ashkelon, Israel.

History

Rutenberg power station, named for Pinhas Rutenberg, is owned and operated by the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC). Rutenberg is the newest thermal power station in Israel and the second largest in terms of generation capacity. It accounts for about fifteen percent of the IEC's total capacity. The power station is situated close to the sea since its cooling system uses sea water.

Construction began in the early 1980s, after completion of the first phase of the Orot Rabin power station near Hadera. Phase A became operational in 1990. Phase B was finished in 2000. Coal was supplied by train from the Port of Ashdod until an on-site deepwater coal pier was completed in 2000.

Phase D expansion was approved in 2008, however, construction has yet to begin due to several objections and the greatly increased availability of domestically-produced natural gas in Israel as an alternative to imported coal starting in the early 2010s. If built, Phase D would increase plant generation capacity by an additional 1,250 MW.

Overview

The power station has a total installed capacity of 2,250 MW. It is arranged in two blocks, each containing two power generating units.[1] Two 550 MW boilers were supplied by Combustion Engineering (ABB) and two 575 MW boilers were supplied by Babcock & Wilcox. Turbines and generators were supplied by GEC-Alstom and ABB. All generation units employ scrubbers (for FGD) and other devices to reduce pollution.

The power station consumes 18,240 tonnes of coal per day, and 330 tonnes of cooling water per hour.

References

  1. ↑ Installed Capacity. IEC (2009)
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