Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 39

27-Sep-2010

ISRAEL

Israel Plans Wind Farm On Golan Heights

Israels Multimatrix, in partnership with AES of the US, plans to install 70 wind turbines on the Golan Heights at a cost of $400mn, web magazine Globes said on 21 September. Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu had recently signed a decree declaring the wind farm a national project. AES raised financing for the project and will receive half of the profits from sales to the Israel Electric...