Hefer Switching Substation is a 400kV substation located in Hefer, Central Israel, Israel.

The works are expected to be commissioned in 2021.

Description

Hefer Switching Substation project, which is a new substation, will be operated by The Israel Electric.

The designed voltage level of the substation is 400/161kV and the operating voltage level is 400/161kV.

The step-in voltage of the project is 400kV and the step-out voltage is 161kV. Upon completion, the substation will have a capacity of 1300MVA.

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Hefer Switching Substation project development status

The development of the Hefer Switching Substation project was approved by The Israel Public Utilities Authority. The project is expected to be commissioned in 2021.

About The Israel Electric

The Israel Electric Corporation Ltd (IECL), formerly known as Palestine Electric Corporation Ltd., is a public and government-owned company that carries out the generation, transmission, distribution, sale and supply of electricity. The State of Israel owns around 99.85% of the company. It generates power mainly by utilizing conventional energy sources such as coal, oil and gas. It builds, maintains and operates power generation stations in Israel an also focuses on improved efficiency, quality, improvement, reliability and availability of electricity supply, and strives toward the minimization of costs.

Methodology

All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.