Ellomay Capital Ltd. Announces Issuance of Notice to Commence in the Manara Project

Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE American; TASE: ELLO) (“Ellomay” or the “Company”), a renewable energy and power generator and developer of renewable
energy and power projects in Europe and Israel, today announced that the notice to commence was issued to Electra Infrastructure Ltd., the engineering, procurement and construction
contractor of the 156 MW pumped storage hydro power plant in the Manara Cliff, Israel (the “Manara Project”). The expected construction commencement date is April 20, 2021 and the
construction period of the Manara Project is expected to be 62.5 months. The Company indirectly owns 83.333% of Ellomay Pumped Storage (2014) Ltd., the project company that owns the
Manara Project.
Ran Fridrich, CEO and a board member of Ellomay commented: “The Company is pleased to announce the issuance of the notice to commence construction to the EPC contractor. The issuance
of the notice to commence is a significant milestone in the path to construction of the project.”
About Ellomay Capital Ltd.
Ellomay is an Israeli based company whose shares are registered with the NYSE American and with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “ELLO”. Since 2009, Ellomay Capital
focuses its business in the renewable energy and power sectors in Europe and Israel.
To date, Ellomay has evaluated numerous opportunities and invested significant funds in the renewable, clean energy and natural resources industries in Israel, Italy and Spain, including:
For more information about Ellomay, visit https://ellomay.com.
• Approximately 7.9MW of photovoltaic power plants in Spain and a photovoltaic power plant of approximately 9 MW in Israel;
• 9.375% indirect interest in Dorad Energy Ltd., which owns and operates one of Israel’s largest private power plants with production capacity of approximately 860MW, representing
about 6%-8% of Israel’s total current electricity consumption;
• 51% of Talasol, which owns a photovoltaic plant with a peak capacity of 300MW in the municipality of Talaván, Cáceres, Spain;
• Groen Gas Goor B.V., Groen Gas Oude-Tonge B.V. and Groen Gas Gelderland B.V., project companies operating anaerobic digestion plants in the Netherlands, with a green gas
production capacity of approximately 3 million, 3.8 million and 9.5 million (with a license to produce 7.5 million) Nm3 per year, respectively;
• 83.333% of Ellomay Pumped Storage (2014) Ltd., which is involved in a project to construct a 156 MW pumped storage hydro power plant in the Manara Cliff, Israel.
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