Israel was due to stop burning coal for power by the end of this year. The remaining four 360MW units at Hadera, 50km north of Tel Aviv, were due to be taken offline by the start of 2026, while six units (two 575MW at Orot Rabin and four 550-575MW at Rothenberg at Ashkelon) are in the process of being converted to gas (MEES, 2 May).
The 12-day conflict with Iran that began on 13 June underscored Israel’s over-dependence on its own natural gas supplies for power generation, prompting a policy U-turn by the authorities. With the key 1.1bn cfd Leviathan and 500mn cfd Karish taken offline for precautionary reasons during the conflict, the domestic market was left reliant solely on the 1.0bn cfd Tamar (MEES, 4 July). (CONTINUED - 887 WORDS)
