Israel’s Finance Ministry has announced that a new solar plant integrated with the battery energy storage system (BESS) will be developed at the Ashalim power station in southern Israel. The project is designed to deliver up to 80 MW of electricity to the national grid. It will include solar photovoltaic installations with a total capacity of 150 MW.
Additionally, the project will incorporate a 400 MWh BESS. The BESS will enable electricity generated during daytime hours to be stored and dispatched at night or during periods of high demand. The inclusion of storage is intended to improve flexibility in power supply from the solar plant.
Once completed, renewable energy projects located in the Ashalim area are expected to collectively supply more than 800 MW of electricity to Israel’s power grid, according to Israel’s Finance Ministry. Israel has a clean energy goal of increasing the share of renewable electricity generation in its national grid to 30 per cent by 2030.
