The first order from Israel for the turnkey construction of two industrial combined-cycle power plants will see Siemens realise the Alon Tavor and Ramat Gabriel plant projects, in northern Israel. Commissioning of the CCGTs is scheduled for mid-2018.
RD Energy, an Israeli energy provider, is the customer for both power plants. Alon Tavor will supply a creamery with electricity and process steam, while Ramat Gabriel will power a fibre factory.
Due be commissioned in about two years’ time, the CCGTs will have a capacity of 70 MW each and feature steam extraction. Any excess electricity produced by the industrial power plants will be fed into the Israeli power grid.
“The Israeli power plant market offers enormous potential, and Siemens has a strong presence in the country,” said Shmuel Fledel, CEO of Siemens Israel and country division lead of the Power and Gas Division. He called the first order win for an industrial CCGT project in Israel “a good opportunity to further establish ourselves in the country.”
The order also contributes toward Siemens’ targeted growth for industrial power plants. Approximately 40% of Israel’s installed power generation capacity is based on Siemens technology.
Under the contract, the German OEM will handle the turnkey construction of both plants and will supply one SGT-800 industrial gas turbine, one SST-300 industrial steam turbine as well as the SPPA-T3000 control system for each project. The turbines will be manufactured in Finspong, Sweden and Brno, Czech Republic.