Energy ministry

'Going blue': Israel invests in marine-related renewable energies with Innovation Authority fund

The initiative consists of NIS 6 million in investments, NIS 3 million of which will be drawn from the Israel Citizens Fund of the Energy Ministry.

Expansive view of offshore wind turbines. Ilustrative.
Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen.

Energy minister touts oil pipeline to bypass Strait of Hormuz

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

Israel launches new search for natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea

Israel’s Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Eli Cohen, and Somaliland President Abdirahman Abdullahi have agreed to strengthen and deepen cooperation between their countries

Israel to assist Somaliland in developing its water sector


Pipeline failure for Tamar gas field to cause hiccup in electricity rates

Critics of Israel's natural gas system have contended that the current reliance on one source is a national security risk.

Israel's natural gas

'Can a corrupt, antisemitic Palestinian Authority leadership be a partner?'

Speaking at the JPost annual summit, Energy and Water Resources Minister Yuval Steinitz laid out two conditions that should be met before Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resume.

Yuval Steinitz at the JPost Annual Conference 2017

Hamas cuts power to protest ‘oppressive acts’

A Gazan resident told the Post: "Our governors need to take responsibility and find a way out of these continued crises - We deserve to live like normal human beings."

Palestinians walk on a road during a power cut in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israel’s future as an energy exporter may require engaging Russia

One key to avoiding this predicament may be for Israel to engage Russia as a stakeholder in its energy development.

THE LOGO of oil company Eni is pictured at its headquarters in Rome, Italy. Eni’s giant Zohr gas find in Egypt is part of a wider energy sector in the Middle East

Israel, Turkey to open dialogue about natural gas export

Energy ministers meet for first ministerial visit since 2010 Mavi Marmara incident.

Israel's natural gas

Israeli hi-tech super algae can power a green energy revolution

Tel Aviv University researchers have transformed humble pond slime into an engine for clean fuel.

TAU's Dr. Iftach Yacoby and his algae

Steinitz: Israel must continue to develop its natural gas potential

Steinitz focused largely on natural gas for its export potential, saying that, when taking into account how much natural gas may be in Israeli waters, “it must be exported to Europe, too.”

AMIT LANG, director-general of the Economy Ministry (right), Shaul Meridor, directorgeneral of the National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources Ministry (center), and moderator Avi Bar-Eli of ‘The Marker’ speak at the conference yesterday

Energy Ministry gets ‘award’ for ‘failure,’ while solar power gets accolade

This year’s Black Globe booby prize was given to the Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Ministry for its “continual failure in managing the energy sector.”

Yosef Abramowitz poses with one of the Green Globes which were scattered around the capital last year.

Israel to light up Georgia with state’s first solar field

As part of its renewable energy initiative, Georgia Power is building nine other solar fields throughout the state with different companies.

Workers walk past solar panels in Jimo, Shandong Province, China

Initial approval granted to renewable energy bill

The bill, proposed by MK Eitan Broshi (Zionist Union), calls for setting national targets for producing electricity from renewable energy sources.

Eitan Broshi