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Haluziot

Solar power plant in Southern District, Israel. Approximate location 31.1685, 34.5469.

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Haluziot is a 55 MW solar power plant in Southern District, Israel. It is operated by Israel Electric corporation. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 23k homes (estimated). It ranks #31 of 72 Israel power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 16.2% of Israel's electricity; the national grid averages 493 gCO₂/kWh (16.9% low-carbon) (2025).

55Legacy source-record capacity
23,401homes powered (est.)
2015commissioned (~11 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061486.

Data status

Known data

FacilityHaluziot WRI
CountryIsrael · Southern District WRI
Coordinates31.1685, 34.5469 WRI
FuelSolar WRI
MW installed capacity55 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerIsrael Electric corporation WRI
Commissioned2015 WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#31 of 72 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 of 37 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers6.18× · 9 MW median · 37 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent23,401 calculated
Climate19.7°C · HDD 615 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 40/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 55 MW, Haluziot is well above the median solar plant in Israel (9 MW). Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest solar plants in Israel

Ashalim Sun: 121 MW121Ashalim SunHaluziot: 55 MW55HaluziotZmorot: 50 MW50ZmorotKibbutz Ketura: 40 MW40Kibbutz Ke…Ramat Hovav Solar Power Plant: 38 MW38Ramat Hova…Ashalim PV: 30 MW30Ashalim PVNevatim: 18 MW18NevatimNevatim 3: 18 MW18Nevatim 3

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Israel Electric corporation. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 31.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

19.7°Cannual mean temp
615heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,238cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
236 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 12 °CJF: 13 °CFM: 15 °CMA: 19 °CAM: 22 °CMJ: 25 °CJJ: 27 °CJA: 27 °CAS: 25 °CSO: 22 °CON: 18 °CND: 13 °CD27 °C

Heating degree-days here run 75% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 22/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.6% at warm-season highs here (estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
40/100environmental-severity index
15.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
92 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest solar power plant of 37 in Israel by capacity.

Israel has 37 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 607 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 31.1685, 34.5469 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Haluziot?

Haluziot is a 55 MW source-record solar power plant in Southern District, Israel, commissioned in 2015.

How many homes can Haluziot power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 23,401 homes (estimated).

Who operates Haluziot?

Haluziot is operated by Israel Electric corporation.

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