05.07.2009

The MNI and IEC’s project to set up another coal station in Ashkelon, Israel. In September 2001, the former MNI Minister Avigdor Lieberman approved the construction of an additional coal power station for IEC, to be established in Ashkelon. This power station comprises two generation units of 630 megawatts each to be situated at the Rutenberg site in Ashkelon. The earliest possible operation date of this project is 2015 and 2016. The power station is currently in the planning process at the National Planning Committee

Tariff paid by the transmission licensee for the purchase of electric energy, based on a rate determined by the PUA. The rate can change based on the time of generation and the type of generation unit

Electricity obtained from nuclear, hydro and non-thermal renewables, but not from fossil fuels