[1] As Arava Power installs solar fields only on land zoned solely for agricultural or industrial use.
In the Ketura Sun project, photovoltaic (PV) solar panel from Suntech company were used, in collaboration with Siemens Israel.
[2] Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion, was an inspiring figure for the vision of the company.
[3][4] In November 2010, the Minister of National Infrastructure, Uzi Landau, signed a landmark Power Purchase Agreement with Ketura Sun Company, a joint venture between Kibbutz Ketura and Arava worth an estimated 250 Million NIS.
The agreement is valid for twenty years and guarantees that the energy produced at Ketura Sun will be transferred to the Israel Electric Corporation's power lines.