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Illustrative: Power lines above the town of Bnei Re'em on April 26 2010. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 25, 2024, 7:56 pm
Electricity bills expected to drop as major privatization reform enters into effect
Even without a smart meter, domestic consumers now free to choose between Israel Electric Corporation, seven other private suppliers; Energy Minister expects bills to drop 5 to 20%
By Sue Surkes
The Eshkol power plant, Israel's largest natural gas powered plant, near the port of Ashdod. (Courtesy)
June 18, 2023, 1:49 pm
Israel Electric sells Eshkol power plant to private group for over NIS 12 billion
Sale of power plant is part of electricity sector reform to boost competition; Energy Minister Katz says part of proceeds will be used to lower electricity prices
By Sharon Wrobel
This October 7, 2015, photo shows a general view of the Eshkol power station, the first in Israel to produce electricity from natural gas, in the coastal city of Ashdod. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
June 11, 2023, 7:06 pm
Clal to invest NIS 252m in Meshek Energy upon winning the Eshkol power plant tender
Eshkol power station is sold in a tender by the Israel Electric Corporation; Meshek’s subsidiary is said to have submitted a NIS 10 billion bid for the Ashdod plant
By Sharon Wrobel
A man checks a fuse box during a power outage. (Jovanmandic, iStock at Getty Images)
June 5, 2023, 12:34 pm
Recent heatwave’s power cuts underline failure to properly prepare for climate change
Malfunctions and poor planning led to outages for 300,000 Israelis in temperatures of over 40°C, as inefficiency and red tape hinder expansion, optimization of power grid
By Sue Surkes
Then-Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin at the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank on March 21, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 9, 2022, 5:42 pm
Opposition bill on connecting illegal West Bank outposts to power grid shot down
Coalition’s right-wing parties Yamina and New Hope vote against the bill, are slammed by Likud
By ToI Staff
The sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea near Ashkelon on September 12, 2014. (AP/Tsafrir Abayov)
October 20, 2021, 11:30 am
The sun is shining, so why isn’t Israel making hay of its solar energy?
The energy minister prioritizes renewables. One entrepreneur says the sun could supply all our energy by 2035. But policy discord and red tape cloud Israel’s sunny renewable future
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative image of an Israel Electricity Corporation worker raised by crane to a utility pole to perform maintenance works on June 10, 2013. (Flash 90)
July 19, 2018, 1:01 pm
Knesset approves ‘historic’ reform of electricity sector
10-year, NIS 7.1 billion process aims to increase competition and streamline the Israel Electric Corp.
By Shoshanna Solomon
View from the Israel Electric Corporation power station in Hadera, central Israel. August 11, 2011. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
June 3, 2018, 5:19 pm
Government gives green light to ‘biggest and best’ electricity sector reform
Cabinet unanimously backs the reform, which will cost NIS 7 billion over 10 years and will see workforce cut by 25% over 8 years
By Shoshanna Solomon
An Israel Electric Corporation employee working on an electric line. (Roni Schutzer/Flash90)
May 11, 2018, 11:09 am
Board of directors at Israel Electric Corp. approves ‘historic’ reform
Decades in the making, reform aims to increase competition in local electricity market and create more streamlined and efficient company
By Shoshanna Solomon
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