The Infrastructure Ministry also announced on Wednesday it would issue five new tenders next month to build solar fields in Israel's Negev desert to produce a total of nearly 50 MW.
The government this week approved plans to accelerate the building of solar power stations around the country to help reach a goal of producing 10% of the nation's energy from renewable sources by 2020.
IC Green Projects, a unit of Israel Corp, one of Israel's largest holding companies, said its photovoltaic solar plant had cost about NIS 30 million (about $8.5 million). It said the funding came from Israel Discount Bank, Israel's third-largest bank.
Israel has about 12,000 MW of total installed power capacity.
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