Special
Israel stops issuing permits for onshore oil exploration
Seetao 2021-09-16 14:44
  • In order to better cope with climate change, Israel decided to stop developing onshore oil and vigorously develop renewable energy
Reading this article requires
6 Minute

According to Jiandao.com, Israel’s Minister of Energy Karine Elharrar recently announced that in order to better respond to climate change, Israel will no longer issue onshore oil exploration licenses and shift to focus on the development of renewable energy.

It is understood that the Israeli government once stopped shale oil extraction in early 2020, and this new "ban" covers all onshore crude oil extraction. KarineElharrar said: "Oil is a highly polluting energy source. In the future, we will gradually reduce the use of fossil energy such as oil and coal." According to Israel's previously announced energy transition plan, it is estimated that by 2025, renewable energy power generation will account for Israel's total electricity supply. 20%; by 2030, this proportion will increase to 30%. In order to achieve this goal, Israel will vigorously develop the photovoltaic industry. In the next 10 years, the installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation will increase by at least 15 million kilowatts. According to data from the International Renewable Energy Agency, as of the end of 2019, the cumulative installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation in Israel was 1.2 million kilowatts. To achieve the 10-year goal of increasing 15 million kilowatts, Israel’s annual average installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation must reach at least 1.5 million kilowatts, which is 125 times that of 2019.

In addition, large-scale development of the renewable energy industry will require a lot of capital. According to "Photovoltaic Magazine", the Israeli government will obtain more financial support by increasing electricity tariffs. It is worth noting that Israel still encourages the development of natural gas. According to Israel’s Haaretz, the Israeli Ministry of Energy believes that Israel is in the process of transitioning to renewable energy, which is expected to continue for decades. During this period, natural gas will still be regarded as an important energy source.

In this regard, former Israeli parliament member DovKhenin pointed out: “In order to achieve climate goals, Israel needs to get rid of its dependence on natural gas, coal and oil. In Europe, the share of renewable energy is almost 50%, while this proportion is still less than 7 in Israel. %."

Keywords: new energy, overseas engineering, international engineering construction, foreign engineering construction news

Jonathan Aikhenbaum, the head of the Israeli environmental protection organization, also said that Israel has sufficient light resources and innovative technologies, and it should switch from natural gas to vigorously develop solar energy as soon as possible.Editor/XuNing

Comment

Related articles

Special

Xinjiang plans to build a 10 billion yuan automotive industry park project

03-18

Special

African women pursue their dreams of happiness with help of Chinese enterprises

03-07

Special

A New Chapter in Co Syria Cooperation between CCCC and Sierra Leone

03-04

Special

China and Hungary join hands to deepen Belt and Road cooperation

02-29

Special

The music of the Silk Road in the new Era is heard all over the world

02-28

Special

The Belt and Road is an important platform for multilateralism

02-27

Collect
Comment
Share

Retrieve password

Get verification code
Sure