| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | Ashalim Plot B / Megalim |
| Location: | Ashalim, Southern District, Israel |
| Owners (%): | BrightSource Energy (25%) General Electric (25%) NOY Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund (50%) |
| Technology | Power Tower |
| Solar Resource: | 2393 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 121 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2019 |
| Status Date | October 25, 2023 |
| Background | |
| Break Ground Date | 2015 |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 320 |
| Lat/Long Location | 30.962,34.728 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km2) | 3.2 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | Megalim Solar Power Ltd; (JV: BrightSource; GE Renewable Energy;Noy Fund) |
| EPC | General Electric, USA |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | Israel Electricity Corporation |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2017) | $ 840.00 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $854.66 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 7063.3 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.23 |
| Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank’s GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |
| Remuneration ILS/kWh | 0.79 |
| Remuneration Start Year | 2017 |
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.24 |
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 |
| Support Scheme Type | PPA |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m2) | 1052480 |
| # of Heliostats (or dishes for dish systems) | 50600 |
| Heliostat Aperture Area (m2) (or dish aperature for dish systems) | 21 |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Brightsource, USA |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | LH-2.4 |
| Mirror Manufacturer | AGC Glass Europe |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Water |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Water |
| Tower Height (m) | 240 |
| Receiver Manufacturer | General Electric (GE), USA |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 121 MW |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
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