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Israel’s Electricity Authority has given the green light to a plan that will add 2.5 GW of renewable energy capacity. This new initiative will make it possible to connect power plants in both the northern and southern regions of the country.
December 14, 2023 Lior Kahana
The 120 MW Zeélim solar farm in southern Israel
Image: Belectric
The approved connection of up to 2.5 GW of renewables to the grid is part of Israel’s plan to become a powerhouse in renewable energy. Most of these plants will be located in the northern and southern parts of the country.
“We are turning Israel into a renewable energy empire,” stated Minister Israel Katz. “We will make clean energy, store it, and sell it to other countries. We are creating operations for now and the day after the war with Hamas.”
Back in September, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure announced its goal to enable the connection of 2,000 MW of renewable energy as it reevaluated national grid capacity. A major hurdle for new renewable plants was found to be grid congestion.
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An investment of ILS 17 billion ($4.4 billion) has been allocated by the Israeli government to tackle grid congestion. Noga is spearheading the project, which aims to facilitate the integration of additional renewable production plans and storage facilities into the grid by 2030.
The country currently relies mainly on photovoltaic technology to increase its generation capacity, with roughly 5 GW already installed. The renewables target is 20% of generation by 2025 and 30% by 2030.
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