Solon will supply the modules and form a joint venture with local contractor ELCO to build and operate the arrays at the kibbutzim Kramin and Idan, with outputs of 5MW and 3MW respectively.
The customer is Enlight Renewables, a publicly-traded firm based near Tel Aviv, and one of the largest renewables developers in Israel.
Solon’s entry into the Israeli market “underscores our strategy of expanding our activities to the Near and Middle East”, says chief executive Stefan Säuberlich, who was kept on after Microsol’s acquisition.
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