VOL. XLVII

No 17

26-April-2004

ISRAEL

IEC Completes Conversion of 1,200MW Eshkol Power Plant To Gas

The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) announced on 14 April it had completed the conversion of its 1,200mw Eshkol power plant in Ashdod to gas. The plant started receiving gas from the offshore Mari gasfield in late February (MEES, 1 March). The IEC is to convert some 28% of its 10,000mw of generation capacity to gas in the coming years as gas supplies become available. The state-owned utility is...