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.

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Dorad power station

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	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.co.il/home
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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.

^[3] In May 2023, it was announced that Prime Minister Netanyahu's Government approved an expansion of the Dorad power station.^[4]

Dorad Power Station

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