MMYPEM has concluded an agreement with the Israeli company Negev Energy to give support to operations&maintenance (O&M) in Ashalim Solar Thermal Power Station.

A MMYPEM team made up of 5 specialized professionals continued in the plant after beginning the commercial operation and O&M works. MMYPEM is providing support to local staff during the first months of operation.

This electric complex, located in the Negev desert near the kibbutz of Ashalim, provides approximately 1% of Israel’s electricity needs. It consists of four projects: two photovoltaic generating 70 megawatts (MW) and two solar thermal power plants each producing 110 megawatts (MW).