Latest Online:2019
Ashalim 230 MW tower and trough CSP
SolarPACES-NREL database: All plant details on the Ashalim CSP project that combines tower (Ashalim/Megalim 121 MW) and trough (Ashalim/Negev 110 MW) CSP with thermal energy storage in molten salts.
![Ashalim:Megalim](https://www.solarpaces.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AshalimMegalim-700x358.png)
Ashalim: Megalim – The Ashalim CSP project, combining both tower (Megalim) and trough (Negev) is located in the Negev Desert in Israel
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![Ashalim: Negev. Between the two CSP projects, there are 18 hours of thermal energy storage daily.](https://www.solarpaces.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Negev.png)
Ashalim: Negev. Between the two CSP projects, there are 18 hours of thermal energy storage daily.
Earliest Online: BrightSource SEDC 6 MW 2008
All plant details on this CSP project
![SEDC 6MW tower CSP in 2008 was the earliest project in Israel IMAGE@Visions of Israel](https://www.solarpaces.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SEDC-6MW-tower-CSP-in-2008-was-the-earliest-project-in-Israel-IMAGE@Visions-of-Israel-602x400.png)
SEDC 6MW tower CSP in 2008 was the earliest project in Israel IMAGE@Visions of Israel, from a local tour by ISRAEL21C
Country Data:
![Israel Direct Normal Irradiance - SolarGIS](https://www.solarpaces.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Israel_DNI_mid-size-map_156x220mm-300dpi_v20191205-283x400.png)