Shalom saysthe development of renewables will diversify supply sources, and boost security and availability in the Israelielectricity market.

With aninstalled capacity of 10MW, the PV facility will be able to generate about 22 million kWof clean energy per year. The project, which covers some 25 hectares, isexpected to provide power equivalent to the needs of about 3,000 households,according to SunPower.

“Theproject, which required an investment of around NIS150m ($42m), took about sevenmonths to construct,” SunPower Israel chief executive Uri Zarur tells TheJerusalem Post.

“Thepotential