Ashalim Plot B
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| Project Overview | |
| Project Name: | Ashalim Plot B (Megalim) |
| Country: | Israel |
| Location: | Ashalim (Negev Desert) |
| Owner(s): | BrightSource Energy (25%) |
| General Electric (25%) | |
| NOY Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund (50%) | |
| Technology: | Power tower |
| Turbine Capacity: | Net: 121.0 MW Gross: 121.0 MW |
| Status: | Under construction |
| Start Year: | 2017 |
| Background | |
| Technology: | Power tower |
| Status: | Under construction |
| Country: | Israel |
| City: | Ashalim |
| Region: | Negev Desert |
| Break Ground: | 2015 |
| Start Production: | 2017 |
| PPA/Tariff Rate: | 0.79 NIS per kWh |
| PPA/Tariff Period: | 25 years |
| Project Type: | Commercial |
| Participants | |
| Developer(s): | Megalim Solar Power Ltd |
| Owner(s) (%): | BrightSource Energy (25%) |
| General Electric (25%) | |
| NOY Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund (50%) | |
| EPC Contractor: | General Electric |
| Operator(s): | General Electric |
| Generation Offtaker(s): | Israel Electricity Corporation |
| Solar Field | |
| Heliostat Solar-Field Aperture Area: | 1,052,480 m² |
| # of Heliostats: | 50,600 |
| Heliostat Aperture Area: | 20.8 m² |
| Heliostat Description: | 4x5.2 m |
| Tower Height: | 250 m |
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: | Water/Steam |
| Power Block | |
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): | 121.0 MW |
| Turbine Capacity (Net): | 121.0 MW |
| Output Type: | Steam Rankine |
| Thermal Storage | |
| Storage Type: | None |
*Reference from NREL
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