The company has received two contracts, which worth around €120m, to supply two 150MW pump turbines and Alstom’s Distributed Control System (DCS).
For the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the power plant, Alstom also signed an eighteen-year operation & maintenance (O&M) agreement.
The project, which represents the company’s first entry into the Israeli hydro market, will be the country’s first pumped storage power station, according to Alstom.
The power plant, which will located 60km east of Haifa, will be commissioned in 2018, and is expected to increase the country’s installed power generation capacity by 2.5%.
Pumped storage uses the energy from other power stations to transfer water to a high storage reservoir, during off-peak hours.
To cover temporary peaks, the stored water will later be reused to generate electricity.
Alstom Renewable Power president Jérôme Pécresse said the contract demonstrates company’s commitment to supporting the Israeli energy market, providing solutions for renewable and clean energy sources.
"This order further reinforces Alstom’s leading position on hydro pumped storage power market, and our capability to propose to our customers a complete offer from equipment to services" said Jérôme Pécresse, President of Alstom Renewable Power," Pécresse added.
Image: 3D rendering of hydro pump turbine. Photo: Courtesy of Alstom.
