| Golan Heights Wind Farm | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mount Bnei Rasan |
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| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1992 |
| Owner(s) | Mey Eden |
| Turbine information | |
| Turbines | 10 |
| Model(s) | Floda 600 |
| Wind farm information | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Avg. site elevation | 1,050 m (3,445 ft) |
| Power generation information | |
| Installed capacity | 6 MW |
The Golan Heights Wind Farm is an Israeli wind farm located 1050 m above sea level on Mount Bnei Rasan 5 km south of Quneitra in the Golan Heights. The wind farm was built in 1992 by the Mey Eden (Waters of Eden) mineral water company, supported by the then-Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure.
It includes 10 Floda 600 wind turbines generating 6 MW in total. The energy is consumed by the Mey Eden plant, the Golan Heights Winery and about 20,000 people. The remaining energy is fed into the electrical grid.
Mey Eden built Israel's first wind farm, or even the first commercial wind-power project in the Middle East.[1]
The installation was based upon an extensive wind resource assessment carried out in 20 sites in the Golan Heights for about three years.[2]
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Mey Golan was granted a license to build a $500 million and 400 MW wind farm. The project consists of about 150 turbines spread over 140 km,2 in north-eastern Golan Heights from the Druze village Majdal Shams to moshav Alonei HaBashan. The partnership between Mey Golan and US energy giant AES Corporation is worth $600 million.[3]
According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry a number of wind farms are planned in the Galilee, the Arava and the Negev. A number of actions was taken,[4] among those are:
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