IEC Rutenberg A (installed capacity of 2 x 575 MW) & B (installed capacity of 2 x 550 MW) coal fired power station located in Ashkelon. The Rutenberg coal power station in Ashkelon requires 330 thousand liters of sea water per hour when it is working on full capacity. Thus, when such a station is working at full capacity for 13 days it requires more water than the annual production capacity of the Ashdod water desalination plant