Electricity sector in Israel

During the first decade of the 21st century, the Israeli government initiated attempts to incorporate additional entities into electricity production in Israel, achieving partial success.

Until the mid-2010s the country also faced a persistently low operating reserve, which is mostly the result of Israel being an "electricity island".

Nevertheless, while operating reserves in Israel were low, the country possessed sufficient generation and transmission capacity to meet domestic electricity needs and unlike in the countries surrounding it, rolling blackouts have historically been quite rare, even at periods of extreme demand.

It instructed the IEC to construct several new power stations and encouraged private investment in the generation sector.

[3] If carried out, this will allow a further increase in the country's operating reserve as well as sell surplus electricity abroad.

[10] In addition to renewable energy, Israel is building multiple pumped-storage hydroelectricity plants, for a total capacity of 800 MW.

In January 2007, Israeli Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said his country should consider producing nuclear power for civilian purposes.