Reading power station

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Reading power station (תחנות הכוח רדינג) is an operating power station of at least 428-megawatts (MW) in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. It is also known as Redding.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Reading power station Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel 32.1049, 34.7785 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 32.1049, 34.7785

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 214[2] gas turbine[2] not found 2005[2]
2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 214[2] gas turbine[2] not found 2005[2]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Israel Electric Corp Ltd [100%][4] Government of Israel [99.8%]; other [0.2%]
2 Israel Electric Corp Ltd [100%][4] Government of Israel [99.8%]; other [0.2%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Non-industry use: power[5]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20210623181611/https://www.iec.co.il/en/businessdevelopment/pages/oilgaslist-.aspx. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220117183023/https://www.iec.co.il/community/pages/powerstationgazturbine.aspx. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210623223936/https://www.iec.co.il/community/pages/whantstopowerstation.aspx. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/details-photo/tel-aviv-israel-reading-power-station-opened-1938-reading-power-station-is-a-natural-gas-fueled-power-station-supplying-electrical-power-to-the-tel-aviv/D50-2831915. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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