H1: Fault Occurs at New Power Unit of Orot Rabin Power Plant Just Weeks After Commissioning
H2: Overview of the Incident
Only two weeks after receiving approval for commercial operation, a fault has occurred in the newly established production unit, known as Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) 80, at the Orot Rabin power station in Hadera. Specific details regarding the fault are currently unknown, but experts within the electricity sector anticipate a swift resolution, allowing the unit-which has the capacity to deliver up to 650 megawatts to the power grid-to resume operations shortly.
H2: Impact on Consumers
In response to the incident, Noga, the electricity system management company, has requested that large electricity consumers reduce their consumption-an action referred to as “load shedding”-today between 5:30 PM and 9:30 PM. Consumers participating in this load shedding will receive a financial compensation of approximately 10 shekels per kilowatt-hour. For now, it is expected that the fault will not negatively affect residential households, provided no further issues arise.
H3: Expected Electricity Demand
Noga also projects that daily electricity consumption will peak at around 13.8 gigawatts, occurring approximately at 7:30 PM. While this figure reflects a higher-than-average consumption for a typical day, it is not anticipated to challenge the resilience of the electricity system to the extent that additional consumer reduction requests will be necessary.
H2: Background on CCPP 80
The CCPP 80 unit received commercial operation approval from the Public Utilities Authority just two weeks ago after successfully passing all required tests and obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals. This approval followed a year-long period during which the unit was operational, which included extensive testing and system runs aimed at preventing issues post-commissioning.
H2: Related Units at Orot Rabin
CCPP 80 is start of two production units assembled by the Israel Electric Corporation at the Orot Rabin power station. The second unit, known as CCPP 70, was granted commercial operation approval approximately start year prior to the recent incident with CCPP 80.
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