Palestinians Grant First Solar Power License for West Bank
- Gigawatt Global and Rack Tech are joint developers of project
- As many as 10 solar plants seen being built in coming years
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The Palestinian Authority’s Energy Ministry granted its first license to build a solar plant in the West Bank, one in a series intended to help the territories generate more of their own power.
The project will be jointly developed by Amsterdam-based Gigawatt Global Cooperatief UA and the Palestinian company Rack Tech, according to a statement from the ministry. The $10 million plant will have installed capacity of 5.7 megawatts and is expected to be completed within a year near the city of Hebron.