Rutenberg is a 2,290 MW coal power station in Southern District, Israel. It is operated by Israel Electric corporation. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.9 million homes (estimated). It ranks #2 of 72 Israel power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2026, it is around 0 years old — recently built. In context, coal supplies about 3.4% 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 WRI1008362.
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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 1,675 MW for Rutenberg power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Steam; subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Israel coal capacity
- 36.9% of 6,200 MW across 2 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Israel
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 coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 31.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 79% 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: 20/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
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 coal power plant of 2 in Israel by capacity.
Israel has 2 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 6,200 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Dorad · Gas · 860 MW · Southern District
- Bror Hayil Solar Power Plant · Solar · 8.7 MW · Southern District
- Soreq Nuclear Research Center · nuclear · 5 MW · near Tel Aviv
- Nahal Oz · Solar · 8.1 MW · Gaza Strip
- Zomet power station · Gas · 402 MW · Kiryat Gat
- Nusseirat power station · Gas · 140 MW · Gaza
Location
Coordinates 31.6299, 34.5216 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Rutenberg?
Rutenberg is a 2,290 MW coal power plant in Southern District, Israel, commissioned in 2026.
Who operates Rutenberg?
Rutenberg is operated by Israel Electric corporation.