Dorad Energy signs 3 big contracts for NIS 1b

Fattal Hotels Management, Beit Gibor Sport, and Med1 server farm will buy electricity.

Independent power producer (IPP) Dorad Energy Ltd. has signed three electricity sales contracts with big customers: Fattal Hotels Management Ltd., which will buy up to 35 megawatts of electricity a year over 15 years; Beit Gibor Sport in Ramat Gan; and the Med1 server farm, which will 10 megawatts of electricity a year over 12 years. The contracts are worth over NIS 1 billion altogether, based on the IPP's previous contract with food company Osem Investments Ltd. (TASE: OSEM) for the sale of 20 megawatts of electricity a year for NIS 500 million.

Dorad Energy is building an 840-megawatt power station, which will supply 7% of Israel's electricity needs, on land owned by Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC). The NIS 4 billion power plant to due to come online by the end of 2013. The company believes that it can bring forward the starting date to next summer, subject to receiving a NIS 350 million financial incentive.

Last week, "Globes" reported that Dorad Energy was about to sign a natural gas supply contract with the Tamar partners, after the regulators approved in principle the Tamar partners' contract with Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) (TASE: ELEC.B22) and other IPPs.

The new contracts bring Dorad Energy's orders to two-thirds of the power station's capacity. It has signed contracts with the Ministry of Defense, Mekorot National Water Company, hotels company Isrotel Ltd. (TASE: ISRO), and Osem. Remaining capacity will be made available to the national grid.

EAPC owns 37.5% of Dorad, Turkish conglomerate Zorlu Industrial and Energy Holding AS owns 25%, Adeltech Ltd. unit Adelcom Ltd. owns 18.75%, and Dori Group Ltd. (TASE: DORI) and Ellomay Capital Ltd. (AMEX: ELLO) joint venture Dori Energy Ltd. owns 18.75%. The company had a contract for natural gas with Egypt's East Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG).

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on June 20, 2012

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