El-Mor implemented all of the electrical, instrumentation and control systems at one of Israel’s largest and most complex energy projects – the Dorad 840MW Power Plant.
The combined cycle power plant is located south of Ashkelon and is powered by natural gas, with diesel fuel as backup, and has a production capacity of 840 MW; the plant structure consists of:
- 12 GE gas turbines and 2 Skoda steam turbines (14 turbines in total), divided into two blocks, each providing 420 MW. Each block consists of 6 gas turbines and a single steam turbine.
- Peripheral support:
- Water treatment systems
- Cooling towers
- Power distribution building
- GIS – Gas Isolated System
- EDG – Emergency Diesel Generator
- Battery and UPS rooms
El-Mor, acting as the contractor for the plant’s main electromechanical systems, implemented the following:
- Manufacturing and installing 5,000-amp switchboards (including DC panels)
- Installing 25,000 meters of cable ducts and ladders
- Laying 900,000 meters of cables (HV, LV, fiber optic and communications cables)
- Terminating some 23,000 connections (boards, BJ boxes, etc.)
- Supplying, installing and connecting HV and MV transformers, MV switchgears and HV protection panels
- Carrying out lab tests for cables, transformers and protection systems
- Installing aux generator-sets
- Supplying and assembling copper and aluminum bus-bars
- Connecting UPS and DC plant systems, battery rooms
- Performing all instrumentationand SCADA work
- Grounding and lightning protection
- Supplying and installing site lighting and emergency lighting
- Testing and commissioning
- The work was carried out during: 2012-2014