Eastern power station is a 1,300 MW gas power station in HaMerkaz, Israel. It ranks #6 of 72 Israel power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 79.7% of Israel's electricity; the national grid averages 493 gCO₂/kWh (16.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_eastern_israel.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,300 MW, Eastern power station is well above the median gas plant in Israel (590 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #3 largest gas power plant of 28 in Israel by capacity.
Israel has 28 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 16,340 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kesem Energy power · Gas · 780 MW · HaMerkaz
- Reading · Gas · 428 MW · Tel Aviv
- Hadera OPC power station · Gas · 998 MW · Hadera
- Gezer · Gas · 1,300 MW · Central District
- Hadera Paper power plant · Gas · 120 MW · Hadera
- Nesher Ramla · Gas · 220 MW · Central District
Location
Coordinates 32.184614, 34.941305 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Eastern power station?
Eastern power station is a 1,300 MW gas power plant in HaMerkaz, Israel.