The entrepreneur who went through 33 kibbutz assemblies to approve a mega project

CEO of Doral Energy, Ofer Setoy, spoke at the Globes kibbutz growth conference about the approval process for the 'Hadrei Shan' project – a large solar field in the Emek HaMa'ayanot region, which required 33 assemblies in 11 kibbutzim. The project includes an agrivoltaic phase on 1,700 dunams expected to generate annual revenues of about NIS 150 million.

CEO of Doral Energy, Ofer Setoy, spoke at the Globes kibbutz growth conference about the approval process for the 'Hadrei Shan' project – a large solar field in the Emek HaMa'ayanot region. The project, signed in 2014 with 11 kibbutzim, required 33 kibbutz assemblies and numerous regulatory approvals. Recently, Phase A was completed – a conventional ground-mounted solar facility, and in the middle of last month Phase B began using agrivoltaic technology on 1,700 dunams. The agrivoltaic portion is expected to generate annual revenues of about NIS 150 million. The entire complex will produce 325 megawatts and include a storage facility of 1.5 gigawatts. Setoy noted that the demand for electricity is infinite, and that Doral is working to establish server farms near its production facilities in the periphery.