French company wins tender to build Israel's largest solar power plant


JERUSALEM, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- French state-owned electric utility EDF has won an Israeli government tender to build and operate the largest power plant in Israel, the finance and energy ministries announced in a joint statement on Thursday.

EDF, through its Israeli branch, secured the contract for a solar power facility in the Negev Desert near Dimona. The company stated that construction is scheduled to begin in 2026.

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