Market Dynamics

PV Incentives
Segmentation
Capacity
Players

Vladimir
Budyansky

Beer-Sheva,
December, 2010

Israel: A Solar Heaven in the Heart of Three

Continents: Europe-Africa and Asia
 General Market Information
• Yearly Average Solar Yield:
1700 – 2200 KWh/KWp/yr

• FIT introduction: July 2008

Installed PV Capacity: 2006-2010

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (as for
26.10)
Cumulative PV Capacity 1.30 1.82 3.03 11.07 54.65 (Grid
Installed (MW) connected 51,62)

Cumulative Growth 40% 66% 265% 393%

Rate
Annual PV Capacity 0.28 0.52 1.21 8.04 43.58
Installed
Annual Growth Rate 85.7% 132.7% 564.46% 442%
 Israeli PV Market Segmentation
Grid Connected PV Market Segments – Customer Types
Private Customer Private person investing on his own behalf in solar power
by installing a PV plant on his own residential building
Typical system size: up to 15 kWp
Rooftop, BIPV
Commercial or Industrial Commercial body or company installing a PV plant on own
Customer buildings such as warehouses, supermarkets, factories etc.
Typical system size: from 15 kWp – 50 kWp
Rooftop, BIPV
Agricultural Customer Person or community – in particular a farmer – investing in
PV installations on barns, cowshed, stables etc.; or on rural
land areas not agriculturally used
Typical system size: from 15 kWp – 50 kWp
Rooftop, BIPV, open space
Public Customer Public entity that invests in PV installations on public
buildings such as town halls, schools, hospitals or theaters
etc.
Typical system size: 15 kWp – 50 kWp, Rooftop, BIPV
Large Enterprises and Professional investors such as corporate, private or
Roof/Land Owners investment banks bundling capital of contributors to invest
in medium size and large-scale PV systems
Typical system size: > 50 kWp
Open space, rooftop
 Second Israeli PV Quotas &
Incentives
2010-2014 Residential and Small Commercial PV – entered into force on 01.09.2010
Period 1 2 3
Year 2010 2011 2012-2014
Small Commercial
FIT – small commercial 1.51 NIS (0.31 Euro) 1.41 NIS (0.29 Euro) From 1.31 NIS (0.27 Euro) From
01.09.2011 01.09.2012
Small Commercial Quota 40MW 40MW 40MW
Residential
FIT - residential 1.67 NIS (0.34 Euro) 1.67 NIS (0.34Euro) 1.67 NIS (0.34 Euro)
Residential Quota Unlimited Unlimited until 31.12.2011 Not regulated yet. Most
probably unlimited

43 KWp at Mavo Etlit Gas 4 KWp system by AdexSolar 50 KWp system by Solar Power
station. Project by PazSolar
 Israeli PV Quotas & Incentives
Medium Size & Large Scale PV Power Plants Feed-in-Tariff
Year Annual maximum installation for tariff Cumulative Year FIT Decrease FIT per KWh
2010-2011 MWp 50 MWp 50 2010-2011 0% 1.49 NIS (0.31 €)
2012 MWp 65 MWp 115 2012 5% 1.41 NIS (0.29 €)
2013 MWp 85 MWp 200 2013 5% 1.34 NIS (0.27 €)
2014 MWp 100 MWp 300 2014 5% 1.28 NIS (0.26 €)

Location: Tzofar, Capacity: 1.4 MWp (28 PV systems x 50kWp), PV Panels:

Suntech, Installed by SBY Solutions in March 2010
 Israeli PV Quotas & Incentives
• 25.10.2010: Public Utility Authority issues
first 15 Conditional Permits for Medium Size
PV Power Plants
Company Name MW/p Location Company Name MW/p Location
Paz Solar 5 Kibbutz Sde Boker Sahar Investment 0.63 Ramat Magshimim

Hayal Properties 0.3 Tardion Shikmim (Ground Mounted) 0.63 Shikmim Farm

Hayal Properties 0.629 Alon Tavor Shikmim (Rooftop) 0.63 Shikmim Farm
Big Shopping Centers 0.63 Carmiel Meir Zion Holdings 0.575 Beer-Sheva
Big Shopping Centers 0.63 Kiryat Gat Amot Energy 0.215 Carmiel
Beerot Itzhak Real Estate 0.38 Beerot Itzhak
Meshek Shmulevich 0.63 Moshav Beit Elazari
Development Company
Mivnei Taasiya 0.1613 Ramle Sahar Investment 0.63 Moshav Yonatan

Mivnei Taasiya 0.34 Ashdod Overall 12.0103

PV Brands Available in Israel - Extract
Inverters PV Modules Mounting Systems

System Monitoring