04.05.2011                      30.Nisan, 5771                      Rosch Hodesch 1; Tag 15 des Omer

Umwelt:

Solar field capable of powering 33% of Eilat okayed

Project, to be built on 600 dunams at Kibbutz Ketura, still faces objections from Finance Ministry.

Construction of a 40-megawatt photovoltaic power plant in Kibbutz Ketura – the first large solar field in the country – was approved by the National Planning and Building Council on Wednesday morning.
The plant is part of a nationwide effort to promote energy production through solar sources, the council announced later in the day….