Israel plans adding 800 MW/3,200 GWh of energy storage

Wartsila has been selected as the preferred contractor for the Eraring Power Station energy storage project. Image by: Watsila.

The Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure on Tuesday presented a national plan envisaging the deployment of 800 MW/3,200 MWh of energy storage capacity, including the country’s first large-scale storage unit.

The proposal covers the construction of four 200-MW/800-MWh facilities, to be installed in phases according to the needs of the system and set to utilise different storage technologies. The four units will store electricity produced by renewable energy plants located in the Jezreel Valley, the Spring Valley and in northern Israel in general. Additionally, they will enable the transmission of electricity to demand centres during peak hours.

The plan was cleared by Israel's National Planning Council and will be brought for approval by the government.

Last year, Israel’s Ministry of Environment released a roadmap to enable the country to produce 40% of its power from renewable energy sources by 2030. It then said that in order to reach the goal, Israel should install about 20 GW of solar combined with 5.5 GW of storage capacity. The country in April announced a reform that aims to promote renewable energy generation by providing incentives for the production and storage of electricity.

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