The Israeli government has approved the closure of four coal-fired units at the orot rabin power station in northern Israel by June 2022. In order to achieve the goal of "zero pollution", the Israeli government will gradually shut down coal-fired power generation units and vigorously develop natural gas and renewable energy generation.
At present, Israel has two large coal power plants with a total of 10 coal-fired generating units, which are operated by the Israeli electric power company, respectively in hadra in the north coast of Israel and ashkelon in the south coast, with a total generating capacity of about 4,840 megawatts. Israel plans to close all remaining coal-fired generating units between 2025 and 2030 to reduce environmental pollution, yuval raster, head of policy and strategy at the ministry of environmental protection, told xinhua.
Currently, the tamar field is the only officially operating natural gas field in Israel, and its proven reserves of up to 246 billion cubic meters can basically meet Israel's gas needs for years to come. According to the Israeli government's plan, the plentiful leviathon and kalashin-tanin fields are expected to open by the end of 2019 and the end of 2020, respectively, as demand for gas consumption and exports grows.
Figures released by Israel's central statistics bureau show that in 2017, Israel's natural gas generation accounted for 63 of the country's total electricity generation. 2 percent, up 2 percent from 2016. 5 percent; Coal accounted for 35 percent of power generation from 2016. 9 percent fell further to 32. 6%.
The energy ministry forecasts that the country's share of electricity generated by natural gas will rise to about 70 per cent this year, while that from coal will fall further to below 30 per cent. The government plans to generate 83% of its electricity from natural gas and 17% from renewable sources by 2030.
In addition, Israel's energy ministry also expects that from 2030, Israel will no longer import gasoline and diesel cars, and the development of new energy vehicles will become a major direction for Israel.
According to the Israeli electricity authority's annual report released in June, solar power now accounts for 3% of total electricity generation in Israel, rising to 10% by 2020 and 17% by 2030.
