GE Renewable Energy has booked a turnkey contract with Star Pumped Storage Ltd for the 344 MW Kokhav Hayarden hydro pumped storage station, the second to be installed in Israel.
GE Renewable Energy is responsible for the design, manufacture, supply and installation of all electro-mechanical and hydro-mechanical equipment as well as complete balance of plant for the two 172 MW pumped-storage units. The project will be executed by a consortium led by Chinese EPC SinoHydro, with operation scheduled for 2021.
GE Renewable Energy also signed a 20- year O&M agreement, covering day-to-day operation and maintenance of the power plant. Once commissioned, the Kokhav Hayarden facility, along with the neighbouring Gilboa plant (for which GE Energy is currently providing a similar turnkey package), will contribute to the stabilisation of Israel’s electricity grid and help it accommodate a rapid rise in solar generating capacity.
