Gas Capacity Shortage

Gas capacity is insufficient to meet demand. Diesel must dispatch and sets a high MCP.

Generation Units Table
Pre-optimization unit parameters
Unit Fuel Technology Capacity(MW) Min Load(MW) Ramp(MW/min) Spin Res(MW) Freq Res(MW) Price(NIS/MWh)
GAS_1 GAS CCGT 250 200 0.33 40 30 150
GAS_2 GAS CCGT 100 70 2.0 20 20 170
GAS_3 GAS CCGT 150 100 1.0 40 30 180
COAL_1 COAL STEAM 400 320 5.0 0 0 190
GAS_5 GAS SIMPLE_CYCLE 120 80 3.0 40 20 250
DIESEL_1 DIESEL SIMPLE_CYCLE 100 50 2.0 20 0 1000
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System Parameters
Time Horizon 1 intervals (0.5h)
Interval Duration 30 minutes
Spinning Reserve (Up) 100 MW
Spinning Reserve (Down) 0 MW
Frequency Reserve 50 MW
Value of Lost Load 100000 NIS/MWh
Coal Priority Dispatched Last
Demand
Total Demand 1000 MW
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