05.07.2009

The layout of an electricity utility’s transmission and distribution network

Concept by which one estimates when the moment will come when one KWH of electricity generated by solar energy will cost the same as one KWH generated with fossil fuels. Grid parity is the point at which renewable electricity is equal to or cheaper than grid power, or namely when renewable energy can produce power at the same cost as fossil fuel.

Management of the electricity grid for the dispatch of electricity from the different power stations to consumers

As electricity travels through the national grid, a proportion of energy is lost as heat due to the resistance in the lines. The greater the distance the electricity travels and the lower the voltage of the line, the higher the losses

In the first deal of its kind in March 2009 IEC signed an agreement to purchase electricity generated from biogas resulting from the treatment of solid waste from Gihon water and sewage firm. The facility currently produces 1.8 MW of electricity and consumes 1.2 MW for its own use. The extra 0.6 MW will be sold to IEC for NIS 1.1 million. The plant has a license to produce 2.5 MW of electricity for 20 years with an option to renew for another 10

Electricity tariff in Israel for industrial and commercial consumers, including educational and cultural institutions, medical institutions, hotels, governmental offices

Owned 99.9% by PEC. It was established by PEC to build and operate GPP and of which CCC is the largest shareholder. GPP – Gaza Power Plant – the old form of naming GPGC. The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) granted Morganti, the U.S strategic partner in Gaza Power Generating Company, Political risk insurance of USD48 million