Electricity Authority

Israel's Electricity Authority is setting regulations for data centers consuming up to 200 megawatts. Industry experts detail the massive infrastructure, supply chain hurdles, and multi-billion-shekel investments required.

Israel's Electricity Authority and the Prime Minister's AI Directorate are introducing strict criteria for data center grid connections, including heavy financial guarantees and mandatory vetting to curb speculative demand.

Prof. Avi Simhon clashed with Electricity Authority chair Amir Shabith over data-center expansion and grid capacity. Simhon said the Authority “ignores government decisions” after a July stop on new connection requests. Shabith called the remarks “nonsense” and cited approved investments of over ₪100 billion.

Mega Or has hired former Noga CEO Sami Turgeman as a consultant, while the Electricity Authority has halted the distribution of licenses for data centers and is re-examining the criteria. At the center of the uncertainty: the company's request for a 1-gigawatt connection at the Alliance complex in Hadera.

Dalia Energy has secured approval from the Electricity Authority for the financial closing of the Eshkol Avshal project in Ashdod. Bank Hapoalim will serve as the senior debt arranger for the 5.2 billion shekel project.

The Electricity Authority's move to halt new data center grid connections due to massive energy demand has sparked a public clash with the National Economic Council in the Prime Minister's Office.

The Electricity Authority and the Noga company are publishing a hearing for a new pricing method for private electricity producers. The tariff will rise, alongside a reduction in compensation and payments they currently receive. The rationale: increasing certainty that will allow for an increase in production capacity in the medium and long term. The implications in the short term: a possible...