UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2026
Commission File Number: 001-41613
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
13 Amal St., Afek Industrial Park
Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel
+ 972 (3) 900-8700
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Enlight Announces the Financial Close for the Crimson Orchard Project
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. (“Enlight” or the “Company”) announces that an indirect US subsidiary of the Company, has entered into a debt financing agreement (the “Debt Financing”) for its
Crimson Orchard project (the “Project” or “Crimson Orchard”), located in Elmore County, Idaho, USA.
Crimson Orchard capacity is expected to amount to 120 MW of solar power generation and 400 MWh of energy storage. The Project is currently under construction and is expected to reach COD during H1
2027.
As part of the Debt Financing, Enlight, through a subsidiary of Clenera Holdings LLC, has secured construction financing commitments from HSBC (USA) Inc., ING Capital LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets.,
and MUFG Bank, Ltd., totaling $304 million.
Following the Project’s COD, a portion of the construction financing commitments is expected to convert into a $166 million term loan, with the tax equity bridge loan expected to be repaid with tax
equity proceeds. The term loan is structured with an amortization tenor of 25 years for the solar component and 20 years for the energy storage component and is to be fully repaid 5 years from the Project’s COD (mini perm). The loans are subject to
an all-in interest rate of 5.8%. The Company serves as the parent guarantor for certain obligations as defined under the financing agreements. The Project has a 20-year busbar solar power purchase agreement (PPA) and energy storage agreement (ESA)
with Idaho Power.
The Company expects to sign an agreement with a tax equity partner during 2026 and expects the Project will satisfy the applicable requirements to establish beginning of construction in 2025 for
purposes of preserving safe harbor eligibility. The Company expects the Project to be eligible for the 10% Energy Community bonus tax credit and the energy storage component of the Project to be eligible for an additional 10% Domestic Content bonus
tax credit.
The tables below summarize the Project’s financial information as expected at COD:
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Total Project investment1
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Term debt
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Estimated tax equity proceeds2
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$ 326-342 million
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$166 million
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$ 160-170million
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Total Project Investment net of tax equity
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Projected revenues in first full year
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Projected EBITDA in first full year3
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$162-172 million
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$27-28 million
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$20-21 million
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1 Reflects Project investment giving effect to the US tariffs recently announced, based on the Company’s best estimates using current available information. Actual Project costs could be materially
different based on final tariffs and the Company’s mitigation efforts.
2The estimated tax equity proceeds assume a tax equity partnership structure, 89% of tax benefits and 5%-15% of EBITDA for 5-10 years will be transferred to the tax partner.
3 This figure represents EBITDA from the sale of electricity and excludes all expected Investment Tax Credits (ITC) proceeds as well as the impact of a potential tax equity transaction.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
This filing presents EBITDA, which is a non-IFRS financial measure. Non-IFRS financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for financial information
presented under IFRS. There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-IFRS financial measures versus comparable financial measures determined under IFRS. For example, other companies in our industry may calculate the non-IFRS financial
measures that we use differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance. All of these limitations could reduce the usefulness of our non-IFRS financial measures as analytical tools.
Incorporation by Reference
The information in this Form 6-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report on Form 6-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor
provisions for forward-looking statements as contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements contained in this report on Form 6-K other than
statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s expectations relating to projects, their financing, operational timeline, as well as estimated revenues and EBITDA, are forward-looking statements. The
words “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “target,” “seek,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “contemplate,” “possible,” “forecasts,” “aims” or the negative of these
terms and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements,
including, but not limited to, the following: the timing of construction of any project; availability of, and access to, interconnection facilities and transmission systems; our ability to obtain and maintain governmental and other regulatory
approvals and permits, including environmental approvals and permits; construction delays, operational delays and supply chain disruptions leading to increased cost of materials required for the construction of our projects, as well as cost
overruns and delays related to disputes with contractors; disruptions in trade caused by political, social or economic instability in regions where our components and materials are made; our suppliers’ ability and willingness to perform both
existing and future obligations; competition from traditional and renewable energy companies in developing renewable energy projects; potential slowed demand for renewable energy projects and our ability to enter into new offtake contracts on
acceptable terms and prices as current offtake contracts expire; offtakers’ ability to terminate contracts or seek other remedies resulting from failure of our projects to meet development, operational or performance benchmarks; exposure to market
prices in some of our offtake contracts; various technical and operational challenges leading to unplanned outages, reduced output, interconnection or termination issues; the dependence of our production and revenue on suitable meteorological and
environmental conditions, and our ability to accurately predict such conditions; our ability to enforce warranties provided by our counterparties in the event that our projects do not perform as expected; government curtailment, energy price caps
and other government actions that restrict or reduce the profitability of renewable energy production; electricity price volatility, unusual weather conditions (including the effects of climate change, could adversely affect wind and solar
conditions), catastrophic weather-related or other damage to facilities, unscheduled generation outages, maintenance or repairs, unanticipated changes to availability due to higher demand, shortages, transportation problems or other developments,
environmental incidents, or electric transmission system constraints and the possibility that we may not have adequate insurance to cover losses as a result of such hazards; our dependence on certain operational projects for a substantial portion
of our cash flows; our ability to continue to grow our portfolio of projects through successful acquisitions; changes and advances in technology that impair or eliminate the competitive advantage of our projects or upsets the expectations
underlying investments in our technologies; our ability to effectively anticipate and manage cost inflation, interest rate risk, currency exchange fluctuations and other macroeconomic conditions that impact our business; our ability to retain and
attract key personnel; our ability to manage legal and regulatory compliance and litigation risk across our global corporate structure; our ability to protect our business from, and manage the impact of, cyber-attacks, disruptions and security
incidents, as well as acts of terrorism or war; changes to existing renewable energy industry policies and regulations that present technical, regulatory and economic barriers to renewable energy projects; the reduction, elimination or expiration
of government incentives for, or regulations mandating the use of, renewable energy; our ability to effectively manage the global expansion of the scale of our business operations; our ability to perform to expectations in our new line of business
involving the construction of PV systems for municipalities in Israel; our ability to effectively manage our supply chain and comply with applicable regulations with respect to international trade relations, tariffs, sanctions, export controls and
anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws; our ability to effectively comply with Environmental Health and Safety and other laws and regulations and receive and maintain all necessary licenses, permits and authorizations; our performance of various
obligations under the terms of our indebtedness (and the indebtedness of our subsidiaries that we guarantee) and our ability to continue to secure project financing on attractive terms for our projects; limitations on our management rights and
operational flexibility due to our use of tax equity arrangements; potential claims and disagreements with partners, investors and other counterparties that could reduce our right to cash flows generated by our projects; our ability to comply
with increasingly complex tax laws of various jurisdictions in which we currently operate as well as the tax laws in jurisdictions in which we intend to operate in the future; our ability to obtain tax benefits and credits in the U.S. or
jurisdictions; the unknown effect of the dual listing of our ordinary shares on the price of our ordinary shares; various risks related to our incorporation and location in Israel, including the ongoing war in Israel, where our headquarters and
some of our wind energy and solar energy projects are located; the costs and requirements of being a public company, including the diversion of management’s attention with respect to such requirements; certain provisions in our Articles of
Association and certain applicable regulations that may delay or prevent a change of control; and other risk factors set forth in the section titled “Risk factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as may be updated in our other documents filed with or furnished to the SEC.
These statements reflect management’s current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this Form 6-K. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking
statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the
date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.
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Date: March 16, 2026
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By:
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/s/ Lisa Haimovitz
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Lisa Haimovitz
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VP General Counsel
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