Energy ministry

Energy ministry calls for billions in nuclear fusion investments to compete globally

The ministry proposed three different options for the national development in order to increase investment and development of nuclear fusion technologies within Israel.

This picture taken on January 22, 2024 shows a section of JT-60SA, the world's biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor at Naka Fusion Institute in Naka city of Ibaraki Prefecture.
Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

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

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


U.S. and Saudi energy ministers meet in Washington

It is unclear what the United States may offer big oil producers in return for higher oil production.

US Energy Secretary nominee Rick Perry leaves after the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2017, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC

My Word: Political manipulations and the reason for treason

When politicians are willing to sell their principles, we all pay the price. When they are willing to betray their country, the cost is unbearably high.

Gonen Segev

Energy Minister calls for banning diesel, gas-based cars in Israel by 2030

Such a move would put Israel on the map of eco-innovation.

Speaking at an energy conference in Tel Aviv on Monday, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said Israel will soon rely solely on renewable energy and natural gas, abandoning use of polluting fossil fuels

Energy Minister: Natural gas can transform Israel’s geopolitical status

Yuval Steinitz

Natural gas flow to Israel resumes after crack in rig repaired

The Tamar offshore field supplies Israel with some 65 percent of its energy needs.

Israeli natural gas field in the Mediterranean

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