Energy ministry

Water sector 'fully stable' following assessment, reservoirs to be filled over weekend

The announcement follows shutdowns at Israel's desalination plants amid high seawater turbidity, with plants in Ashkelon and Ashdod still inoperative as of Friday.

Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.
US President Donald Trump reacts as he and members of his administration deliver remarks to reporters on the Trump administration's support for coal energy production, among other topics, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington

Trump declares national emergency, bans some foreign power equipment over security threats

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, August 25, 2026.

IAEA chief Grossi discusses Iran, Syria non-proliferation with US Energy Secretary Wright

Palestinian militant group Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over two Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis.

Exiled Palestinian official walks back Jared Kushner ceasefire claim as Israeli strikes hit Gaza


Israeli gov't approves 'kosher electricity' pilot

The "kosher electricity" storage facility will solve renewable energy challenges and will also help some haredi citizens who bar using electricity on Shabbat.

Israel Electric Corporation

Haredi towns to receive 'kosher electricity' in new Energy Ministry plan

Israel Katz announced that he will submit the plan for approval at the cabinet meeting for his national storage plan for accumulating electricity during low hours.

 Likud MK Israel Katz speaks during a Conference of Heads of Local Authorities, in Ramat Negev, southern Israel, July 22, 2021.

Tempo, Brenmiller team up to reduce carbon emissions in Israel

Tempo is partially owned by Heineken International and is known for producing popular brand drinks such as Heineken, Pepsi and Nestle.

 Brenmiller Thermal Energy Storage (illustrative).

Ratio Energies made $150 million net profit from 2022 Leviathan gas sales

The company’s record-breaking natural gas sales from the Leviathan gas fields have propelled Ratio Energies into 2023 at a strong production pace.

 The Leviathan platform

New plans for the Leviathan gas field presented at the Egyptian Energy Conference in Cairo

 Egyptian Energy Conference

Excise tax on gasoline will drop to stave off price hike, Smotrich announces

The move comes after criticism from Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid about the rising gas prices.

 Illustration image of a man fueling his car at a gas station, in Jerusalem, on June 28, 2022.

Israel to launch national research institute for energy storage

The institute will help work towards reaching Israel's goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – a goal established in light of the ongoing climate crisis.

  A 55-MEGAWATT solar power plant in Israel's south.

Israel to establish nuclear fusion research institute after US success

Fusion energy promises to supply the world with clean, carbon-free energy - a development that can dismantle the fossil fuel industry.

 Will clean fusion energy change the world forever? (Illustrative)

Israel, energy companies sign companion agreement to Lebanon border deal

TotalEnergies and Eni energy companies have signed an agreement on how to calculate Israel’s share income from the Kana-Sidon natural gas field.

 View of the Israeli Leviathan gas field gas processing rig near the Israeli city of Caesarea, on January 31, 2019.

Lebanon agreement: Israel gives up its piece of the pie - analysis

Why is Israel giving up the entire zone in dispute - something concrete - in exchange for theoretical promises and things it already has?

The production platform of Leviathan natural gas field is seen in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa