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Orot Rabin is a coal-fired power station situated on the Mediterranean coast in Hadera, Israel. It is owned and operated by the Israel Electric Corporation .HistoryConstruction of the station began in 1973 and block 1 began operating in stages between 1981 and 1984. A second generation block came online in 1996. A coal port is attached directly to the station which supplies all its coal consumption needs. Its total generating capacity is 2,590MW of electricity using the six power generating units located at the site. The plant's overall design can accommodate two additional large generation units which could be built at a future date.Originally the power station was named Maor David after David Shiffman, then-chairman of the IEC who died during its lengthy period of construction. However, after the completion of a major expansion of the station in the 1990s and the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, the station was renamed in his honor to Orot Rabin, Hebrew for "Rabin Lights".Technical descriptionthe plant is Israel's largest power station with its 2,590 MW representing about 19% of the Israel Electric Corporation's total generation capacity . The plant burns 18,000 tons of coal every 24 hours and uses 320,000 tons of seawater every hour. It is also possible to operate the station using Fuel oil or crude oil. In 2009, a large desalination plant was built adjacent to the power station.