Ormat Technologies Awarded Tolling Agreements for Two Energy Storage Facilities in Israel
These projects are developed in partnership with Allied Infrastructure LTD ('Allied'), a leading infrastructure company in Israel. The ownership of the projects will be shared, 50/50 between Ormat and Allied. This marks Ormat's and the partnership's first major entry into the Israeli utility scale energy storage market. The partnership intends to develop this activity and develop additional Energy Storage facilities.
The parties are in advanced stages of obtaining the interconnection for the two projects, and the necessary land use permits ahead of starting construction. Commercial operation date is expected during 2028. The tolling agreement includes an option for termination of the initial contract and move to participation in the merchant market.
'We are delighted to announce the award of these two tolling agreements, marking another key strategic milestone for our growing Energy Storage business,' said Doron Blachar, Chief Executive Officer of Ormat Technologies. 'These long-term agreements highlight our team's ability to advance and execute Ormat's Energy Storage portfolio expansion strategy. The tolling agreements for these two assets will further enhance the Company's portfolio profitability and add stability to margin performance, each a key element of our growth strategy in our storage business.'
Blachar concluded, 'These energy storage contracts mark the Company's first owned project in Israel, and we look forward to continuing to work with Allied as Ormat's capabilities and assets will now help drive Israel's efforts to achieve its renewable energy and energy continuity goals.'
ABOUT ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES
With over five decades of experience, Ormat Technologies, Inc. is a leading geothermal company and the only vertically integrated company engaged in geothermal and recovered energy generation ('REG'), with robust plans to accelerate long-term growth in the energy storage market and to establish a leading position in the U.S. energy storage market. The Company owns, operates, designs, manufactures and sells geothermal and REG power plants primarily based on the Ormat Energy Converter – a power generation unit that converts low-, medium- and high-temperature heat into electricity. The Company has engineered, manufactured and constructed power plants, which it currently owns or has installed for utilities and developers worldwide, totaling approximately 3,400MW of gross capacity. Ormat leveraged its core capabilities in the geothermal and REG industries and its global presence to expand the Company's activity into energy storage services, solar Photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage plus Solar PV. Ormat's current total generating portfolio is 1.5GW with a 1.2GW geothermal and solar generation portfolio that is spread globally in the U.S., Kenya, Guatemala, Indonesia, Honduras, and Guadeloupe, and a 290MW energy storage portfolio that is located in the U.S.
ABOUT THE ISRAELI ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY
The Israeli Electricity Authority is a government authority charged with providing utility services, setting tariffs, regulation, and oversight of the electricity market in Israel.
ABOUT ALLIED INFRASTRUCTURE LTD
Allied Infrastructure LTD is a multi-disciplined specialist contractor working primarily in the Airports, Highways, Defense and Construction sectors. Allied is delivering innovative and quality services using specially developed materials to offer complete solutions to preserve, protect, maintain and restore infrastructure assets, especially in the airside environment.
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