Mishor Rotem Power Station
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| Country | Combined cycle ? | Yes |
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| Units operational | 1 × 13 MW | |
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The Mishor Rotem Power Station is a former oil shale-fired power station and current natural gas-fired power station in
Oil shale-fired power plant
The oil shale-fired power plant was first commissioned as 1978 as a test pilot plant, with an installed capacity of 0.1 MW. Between 1982 and 1986, the PAMA, a subsidiary of
The power station required approximately half a million tons of oil shale annually, which was transported from a nearby open-pit mine. A large part of the ash generated in the process was used in products such as cat litter. Most of the ash product was distributed in Europe under the commercial name Alganite.[2]
OPC Rotem natural gas power plant
OPC Rotem, a joint venture of IC Power, a subsidiary of the Israel Corporation, and Dalkia Israel Ltd., a subsidiary of Veolia Environnement, built a 440 MW single-shaft
As of 2020, OPC is seeking approval from the national planning authorities for the addition of a 530MW generation unit to the site.
See also
References
- ^ Peretz, Efrat (2013-10-17). "Israel Corp. mulls selling Mishor Rotem power station". Globes. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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Minster, Tsevi (2006). "Oil Shale in Israel". Ministry of National Infrastructures. Archived from the originalon 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ^ "Technology". OPC Rotem website. Retrieved 3 February 2014.