Infrastructure

The strategy of uncertainty: How Amogh Garg plans for the future of AI and cloud compute

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View of the Sapir Station belonging to the Israeli Mekorot National Water company, near Kinneret in Northern Israel. December 15, 2010.

The future of Israeli water: The technological revolution

General view of the Israeli largest desalination plant on the Mediterranean Sea, in Ashdod on . The facility is located in Ashkelon, not far from the northern border of the Gaza Strip. In the first phase of operation, it is meant to supply 100 million cubic meters of water a year.

The financial model that safeguards everyone’s water

The Water reservoir in Netufa, from were the main national water pipes originats and carries water supply to the country, March 9 2011.

Connecting the ends under fire: A national development surge


Russian fighter jet crashes in Kaliningrad, killing two pilots

Russia loses yet another fighter jet during a training exercise, as Ukraine strikes the Kerch bridge yet again.

 Russian-made SU-30 jet

How does Israel's national water company decide who to hire?

Hagai Philipson discusses personnel recruitment, the new collective agreement, technological innovations, and the Mekorot employees’ sense of mission.

 THERE IS value in what we do’: Hagai Philipson, VP of human resources, Mekorot

China, Pakistan celebrate 10-year economic alliance with renewed pact

Vice Premier He Lifeng's visit to Pakistan underlines ongoing investment and development support, marking a milestone in China-Pakistan relations.

 Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China He Lifeng, during a meeting at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 31, 2023.

Israel needs to fix its existing train lines before making new ones - editorial

Before taking on as ambitious a project as a fast train from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat, the government should prioritize upgrading existing infrastructure.

An Israel Railways train.

Four groups bid in latest Israel offshore gas exploration tender

A total of nine companies, five of which were new to the Israeli market, placed bids on Israeli offshore hydrocarbon exploration.

An Israeli Navy vessel is seen near the Karish gas field in the Mediterranean Sea

New ways for animals to safely cross habitats may save species - study

According to the IUCN, approximately one-quarter of the world's animal species are under threat of extinction and about 1% have been declared extinct.

 Beware of animals crossing!

New desalination plant to start operating six months ahead of time

Mekorot marked the completion of all the necessary work to connect the new facility in Sorek to the country’s water system in a ceremony earlier today.

 R to L: Energy and Infrastructure Minister Israel Katz, Mekorot CEO Amit Lang,  and Yitzchak Aharonovich upcoming Chairman of Mekorot

Mekorot to draw up master plan for Dominican Republic water sector

Luis Abinader, “highlighted Israel’s expertise in water management

 Mekorot and the Dominican Republic’s water company sign a water deal on Monday, June 26.

Mekorot begins operation of water line joining Beersheva with Shoket drilling area

Mekorot has begun work on a large project that is intended to increase the supply of water along the Beer Sheba route.

 Eshkol Reservoir

There is something new under the sun

An interview with Ofer Yannay, chairman and founder of Nofar Energy.

 OFER YANNAY: ‘Entrepreneurs are the key. The biggest things in the world today are managed by entrepreneurs and not by politicians.’