Electricity

Matzot, vegetables, and a washing machine: Passover 2026 marks a new era of Israeli consumerism

The pre-Passover shopping season begins, highlighting a key trend: Expensive and complex products, led by electrical appliances, are rapidly moving into food retail chains.

"Consumers are shifting from category-based buying to choosing what’s cheapest, closest, and most convenient."
Kia EV9 Demonstrates External Charging Capability (V2L).

Cars that can power your fridge during a power outage

FILE PHOTO: Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov and other members of the Ukrainian delegation attend the second round of trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 4, 2026.

Ukraine claims blackmail by Hungary and Slovakia over energy

 View of the Power Station in Hadera, on Janury 27, 2018.

Israel entered Gaza war without emergency plan for electricity, energy sectors, probe finds


Partner to begin providing electricity to customers

Partner begins a pilot with company employees, ahead of the official launch to the general public and its customers, under the brand Partner Power.

 Partner Power's signing status

Israeli hospital to ditch gas for clean electric energy, slash emissions

Wolfson Hospital is expected to save $1.3 million a year in energy costs.

 Power plant.

Price of electricity in Israel to rise 2.6% in February

As a result of the change, the average electricity bill will increase by about NIS 10 per month.

 View of the Power Station in Hadera, on Janury 27, 2018.

Elon Musk visits Israel, tours October 7 horror sites with Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also due to meet Musk on Monday to discuss the security aspects of artificial intelligence and hold a live online discussion, Netanyahu's office said.

 Elon Musk walks around the site of one of the many massacres committed by Hamas on October 7th.

Fuel transfer to Gaza approved; ministers voice opposition

Despite objections from three senior ministers, limited fuel transfer to Gaza was approved; stormy cabinet discussion expected

 Fuel trucks enter the Gaza Strip. October 22, 2023

Israel Electric Company prepares for winter, works to fix wartime damage

The IEC has continually worked to repair damage caused by the war while preparing electrical grids for the winter ahead.

Israel Electric Corporation

Woman notices fishy smell in bedroom, avoids potential tragedy

The smell was due to an electrical malfunction that could have caused a fire.


Gaza neonatal unit warns babies at risk 'within minutes' if power fails

Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesperson for the Hamas health ministry, said there were 130 newborn babies in electric incubators across the Gaza Strip.

A premature Palestinian baby lies in an incubator at the maternity ward of Shifa Hospital, which according to health officials is about to shut down as it runs out of fuel and power, as the conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas continues, in Gaza City October 22, 2023.

Gaza electricity crisis creates major mental health problems - study

Gaza reportedly gets 120 megawatts from Israel, 60 megawatts from the Gaza power plant, and 30 megawatts from Egypt, but the lines from the Egyptian side were cut off more than five years ago.

 A Palestinian woman stands by a fence during a protest calling for an end to the power crisis, outside the power plant in the central Gaza Strip April 23, 2017.

Israeli mayor threatens energy minister over power outages in Yavne

The mayor of Yavne wrote a letter to Israel Katz, demanding a resolution to the power outages that Yavne has been dealing with for years.

 View of the city of Yavne, in central Israel, on August 10, 2022.