Enlight Renewable completes COD of Solar and Storage Cluster in Israel

Enlight Renewable Energy announces that it has completed the COD of its Solar and Storage Cluster in Israel. The Cluster is comprised of 12 installations located in the northern and southern regions of the country, with a combined solar generation capacity of 254 MW and energy storage capacity of 594 MWh. Portions of the Cluster began commercial operation in 2023 and grid connections continued throughout 2024; this gradual COD process has been completed today. The entire output of the Cluster will be sold to Enlight’s supplier division, which markets the electricity direct to customers in Israel’s newly deregulated power market. This includes signing corporate PPAs with large industrial clients such as Soda Stream and Applied Materials, as well as sales to households and small businesses through a joint venture with Electra Power, in which Enlight owns a 35% stake. The Cluster’s generation volumes currently account for 50% of all clean power produced under the new regulatory framework. The Cluster is expected to generate revenue of $34M-36M and EBITDA of $24M-26M in the first full operating year, before taking into account the additional margin generated by Enlight’s supplier division. The transition to a deregulated electricity market combined with the low production costs of renewable energy enables the company to provide its customers with clean power at competitive prices, while at the same time yielding attractive returns for Enlight and its partners. Cluster installations have been built in cooperation with numerous agricultural communities in Israel, and partnership in the projects increases these regions’ energy and economic security.