Israel plans to be powered by natural gas
Israel has set targets for greater use of gas in power generation and transport over the coming decade
Israel's top energy official has confirmed that the government is committed to natural gas becoming the primary source of energy in the years ahead. Energy minister Yuval Steinitz told an international energy and business convention in Tel Aviv on 19 November that the use of coal will end by 2030, with a power-generation fuel basket based on 83pc gas and 17pc renewables taking its place. This represents a major shift from current levels—in 2017 power generation comprised 64.1pc gas, 32.5pc coal and 3.5pc renewables. The transportation sector, the minister added, would run entirely on gas. By 2030, compressed natural gas (CNG) will fuel heavy duty trucks and electric cars will use energy gene
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