EDF Power Solutions – Beit Ezra

As the lead EPC contractor for the Beit Ezra renewable project in southern Israel, BElectric was tasked by site owner EDF Renewables with executing a complex, utility-scale hybrid facility. The site combines a ground-mounted single-axis tracker solar array with a 30 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), all through a centralized inverter, operating behind a single 6 MWac point of connection (PoC).

To deliver an integrated, grid-code-compliant facility on schedule, BElectric partnered with Contel Smart Energy to design, commission, and deploy a robust SCADA, EMS and Cyber Security Systems.

From an engineering and EPC perspective, hybrid plants are significantly more complex than standard PV assets. To meet grid requirements and deliver a turn-key solution to EDF Renewables, BElectric had to overcome key technical hurdles:

• Multi-Vendor Equipment Harmonization: Integrating Central inverters, single-axis trackers, and BESS hardware so that they operate as a unified, single power plant.
• Strict Grid-Code Compliance: Ensuring real-time power capping precisely at 6 MWac at the point of connection while managing active/reactive power, dispatch requirements, and strict ramp rates enforced by the grid operator.
• Real-Time Storage & Solar Orchestration: Shifting excess daytime solar generation into storage seamlessly and dispatching it under dynamic regulatory rules and predefined operational regimes.
• Operational Resilience & Cyber Security: Navigating changing grid states with controlled load-shedding commands, meeting stringent cybersecurity standards, and achieving full audit readiness for the Ministry of Energy.

BElectric worked alongside Contel Smart Energy, who supplied and integrated their homegrown Energynie™ Hybrid SCADA and EMS platform:

• Unified Hybrid Architecture: Contel integrated all central PV inverters, storage systems, and single-axis trackers into a centralized interface, giving BElectric and the site operators end-to-end visibility and real-time control.
• Power Plant Controller (PPC): Contel’s PPC enforced strict active- and reactive-power regulation alongside dynamic ramp-rate management, keeping total plant output locked at the 6 MWac point of connection threshold.
• Intelligent EMS & Forecasting: The Energynie™ platform deployed real-time solar shifting, day-ahead generation forecasting, and techno-economic dispatch logic to maximize the value of stored energy.
• Grid Transition & Cyber Compliance: The control architecture supported safe on-grid/off-grid transitions with supervised load-shedding via I/O commands, fully certified through Ministry of Energy cyber-security audits.

With Contel’s control layer fully integrated, BElectric successfully handed over a turn-key, fully compliant power plant to EDF Renewables in 2026.

• Seamless Multi-Vendor Integration: Unified fragmented hardware assets into a single operational view.
• Guaranteed Grid Compliance: Maintained exact 6 MWac POC output limit and satisfied all utility power-quality standards.
• On-Time Handover: Completed without major project overruns, receiving formal acceptance from EDF Renewables.
• Replicable Blueprint: Created a standardized, scalable EPC blueprint for future PV-plus-storage projects across the region.

By selecting Contel Smart Energy as the SCADA and EMS integration partner, BElectric successfully turned complex, disparate solar and BESS hardware into a reliable, grid-compliant, utility-scale power plant. The successful commissioning of Beit Ezra provides EDF Renewables with a high-performing asset and establishes a proven model for modern hybrid energy infrastructure.