The
project
–
which
will
be
by
far
the
largest
PV
installation
in
Israel
upon
completion
–
will
receive
0.54
shekels
($0.14)
per
kWh
for
27
years.
After
that,
ownership
will
be
transferred
to
the
government.
Ashalim
Sun
beat
off
several
other
bidders,
including
one
backed
by
EDF-owned
EnXco.
The
array
will
be
included
as
part
of
a
long-delayed
250MW
solar
park
to
be
developed
at
the
Ashalim
communal
settlement
in
Israel’s
southern
Negev
desert.
Despite
enshrining
a
10%
clean-energy
target
by
2020
late
last
year
–
equivalent
to
2.76GW
of
capacity…
