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Ashalim solar thermal electricity plant, Israel

25th September 2015

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Name and Location
Ashalim solar thermal electricity (STE) plant, Israel.

Client
Abengoa.

Project Description
The 110 MW Ashalim STE plant, in Western Negev Desert, will be able to store energy to produce electricity whenever it is required after sunset.

The plant will be the largest solar plant in Israel and it will feature parabolic trough technology with a 4.5 hour thermal energy storage system using molten salts.

This plant will produce clean and dispatchable energy to serve more than 69 000 households while preventing the emission of 463 000 t/y of carbon dioxide.

Value
The total investment in the project will be about $1-billion.

Duration
Construction of Ashalim was expected to start before the end of July.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Abengoa communication department, Patricia Malo de Molina, tel +34 954 93 71 11 or email comunicacion@abengoa.com.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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