Shikun & Binui Energy expects to start building the facility in the first quarter of 2026, which is estimated to take about 18 months. The construction cost is projected at between ILS 573 million (USD 179m/EUR 152m) and ILS 603 million. The project will be implemented within the area of an. . JERUSALEM, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Finance Ministry announced on Sunday that a new solar power facility with battery storage will be built at the Ashalim power station in the country's south. The plant will be capable of supplying up to 80 megawatts of electricity to the national grid, with. . On 31/10/24 the government decided to build two Israeli power plants and to allocate 2,000 dunams of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the Occupied Territories. The decision was part of the “Economic Plan for 2025 – Structural Changes” (also known as “ The Arrangement Law “), which contains a. . Ma'ale Gilboa, a remote kibbutz on a rocky hilltop in northern Israel, was an unlikely spot to build a farming community, let alone the future of Israel's energy supply. The Faran solar and storage project (est. 2024) combines 21 MW of capacity and 50 MWh of storage to supply reliable renewable energy.