THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT’S STRATEGY The Government of Israel supports the development of power projects fueled by the sun’s clean, abundant, and renewable energy, and undoubtedly has taken substantial steps towards advancing the use of renewable energy: žSetting a guiding target for producing electricity from renewable sources at a level of 10% of the county's energy requirements by 2020. Acting towards construction of renewable energy based power stations, especially in the Negev and Arava areas, at a scope of no less than 250 MW every year from 2010 until 2020. Determining an interim target of 5% for generating electricity from renewable energy during 2014. The Planning Authority will cooperate with the Electricity Authority, the Ministry of National Infrastructure, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Israeli Land Authority and the Ministry of Defense to identify land lots suitable for construction of power plants based on renewable energies. The National Council will approve a national outline plan, which will mark sites suitable for the construction of at least 500 MW within a year and a half from the Government's decision. The national council will act to approve the national outline plan subject to amendments and recommendations by the team of NOP 10 editors, within 4 months of it being submitted to them. Rules for optimal promotion of plans for power plants with tender and exempt from tender were determined. The Public Utilities Authority will examine tariffs and criteria for applying the Government's policy of encouraging construction of electricity production plants from renewable energies at a total volume of 500MW for the first phase. After realization of 350MW the tariffs will be re-examined. Land tenders for 3 power stations based on solar power at a capacity of 50MW to 74MW per station will be published in the area of the regional council of Hevel Eilot by June 1st 2009. The stations will start operating no later than January 1st 2012.