Eshkol Power Station
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| Eshkol Power Station | |
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| Country | Israel |
| Location | Ashdod |
| Coordinates | 31°50′50.95″N 34°39′43.02″E / 31.8474861°N 34.6619500°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | IEC |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Turbine technology | Open cycle gas turbine, combined cycle) |
| Combined cycle? | Partial |
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| Units operational | 4 × 228 MW (steam, to be decommissioned) 2 × 335 MW (combined cycle) 1 × 10 (gas turbine) |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,692 MW |
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The Eshkol Power Station is a power station supplying electrical power to the Shephelah region in Israel. It is located in north industrial zone of Ashdod near the mouth of the Lakhish River, close to the port of Ashdod and the Ashdod Oil Refineries which provided the plant with fuel oil prior to its conversion to use natural gas. The power station is also close to the sea since its cooling system uses sea water.
Like other significant power stations in Israel, Eshkol Power Station belongs to Israel Electric Corporation. It is the third biggest power plant in Israel in terms of production ability, providing 7.3 percent of electricity production by IEC.
The power station was named after Levi Eshkol, former Prime Minister of Israel.
