EDF Renewables wins bid to build Israel’s largest solar plant at record low price

EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the French energy giant EDF, has secured a contract from the Israeli government to build and operate the country’s largest solar plant. The 300 MW project will be constructed near the southern city of Dimona in the Negev desert, as announced by the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. EDF Renewables submitted a bid of just below ILS 0.07 ($0.019) per kWh, marking the lowest price ever recorded in an…