Israel energy mix & electricity
Power plants in Israel produced 82.1 TWh of electricity in 2025. More than half of it, 79.7%, came from natural gas; solar power was a distant second with 16.2%.
Electricity generation by source in 2025
Share of electricity generation by source, with the change in percentage points over the last ten years.
| Source | TWh | Share | 10-yr Δ pp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas | 65.4 | 79.7% | +28.1 |
| Solar | 13.28 | 16.2% | +14.4 |
| Coal | 2.8 | 3.4% | −42 |
| Wind | 0.46 | 0.6% | +0.5 |
| Bioenergy | 0.16 | 0.2% | +0.1 |
| Total | 82.1 | 100% |
Israel: electricity in context
Power plants in Israel produced 82.1 TWh of electricity in 2025. That is similar to Finland. More than half of it, 79.7%, came from natural gas; solar power was a distant second with 16.2%.
Renewables supplied 16.9% of the electricity, which ranks Israel 117th of 158 countries. This puts it 17 points below the world average of 33.8%. It is also below the average for Asia (27.3%). The carbon intensity of electricity is 493 g CO₂e/kWh; the global average is 458 g/kWh. The grid is more carbon-intensive than the world average. On carbon intensity, Israel ranks 95th of 158 from the cleanest.
The decade’s big winner is natural gas, up 32.3 TWh between 2015 and 2025 (plus 28.1 percentage points of the mix). Meanwhile coal lost the most ground, down 26.4 TWh. Taken together, the renewable share rose by 15 percentage points over the decade. Total generation grew by 17.9 TWh over the same period. Carbon intensity dropped from 693 to 493 g/kWh, a 29% cut.
Coal is in clear retreat: its share fell from 45.4% in 2015 to 3.4% in 2025, after peaking at 77.2% back in 2004. In absolute terms, coal generation peaked in 2012 at 38.7 TWh and has since fallen 93%.
Wind and solar together provided 16.7% of electricity (solar 16.2%, wind 0.6%), compared with 17.3% worldwide. Per person, that is 1,395 kWh of solar electricity a year, 4.1× the global average. In solar electricity per person, Israel ranks 3rd in the world. Solar first passed 1% of the mix in 2014.
Israel generates 8,627 kWh of electricity per resident each year, 2.2 times the global average. Israel is a net exporter, selling 6.4 TWh more electricity abroad than it imports (8% of domestic demand).
How the power mix has changed
Electricity generation by source since 2000. Switch to shares to see the structural shift independent of demand growth.
Renewables and carbon intensity
Israel against the world and Asia averages.
Total energy: beyond electricity
Primary energy covers transport, heating and industry too. Renewables supply 9.8% of primary energy and fossil fuels 90.2% (2024). Per person, that is 29,591 kWh a year (world: 21,654).
Substitution method: non-fossil electricity is converted to the primary energy a fossil plant would have needed.
Domestic extraction of coal, gas and oil, in energy terms.
Power plants in Israel
The WRI Global Power Plant Database lists 59 utility-scale plants in Israel with a combined capacity of 14.7 GW. Gas plants account for the largest slice (63% of listed capacity). The biggest single plant is Orot Rabin (2,590 MW, Coal). The database was last updated in 2021, so newer wind and solar farms and rooftop PV are under-represented.
Largest power plants
| # | Plant | Fuel | Capacity MW | Commissioned | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orot Rabin | Coal | 2,590 | — | Israel Electric corporation |
| 2 | Rutenberg | Coal | 2,250 | — | Israel Electric corporation |
| 3 | Eshkol | Gas | 1,432 | — | Israel Electric corporation |
| 4 | Hagit | Gas | 1,255 | — | Israel Electric corporation |
| 5 | Ramat Hovav | Gas | 1,067 | — | Israel Electric corporation |
| 6 | Dorad | Gas | 840 | 2014 | Dorad Energy Limited |
| 7 | Tzafit (Dalia) | Gas | 835 | 2015 | Dalia Power Energies |
| 8 | Gezer | Gas | 744 | 2007 | Israel Electric corporation |
| 9 | Haifa (CCGT) | Gas | 720 | 2010 | Israel Electric corporation |
| 10 | Reading | Gas | 428 | 1970 | Israel Electric corporation |
| 11 | Alon Tavor | Gas | 365 | — | Israel Electric corporation |
| 12 | Tzafit | Gas | 355 | — | Israel Electric corporation |
| 13 | Haifa | Gas | 282 | 1961 | Israel Electric corporation |
| 14 | Dead Sea Works | Gas | 250 | 2015 | Dead Sea Works |
| 15 | Nesher Ramla | Gas | 220 | 2015 | Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises |
Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Explore all 59 plants on the interactive power plant map.
Solar & wind farms: Israel
278 utility-scale facilities tracked by Global Energy Monitor (2026): 2.7 GW of solar and 331 MW of wind operating, plus 1.1 GW under construction or planned.
How does Israel compare?
Israel next to 6 neighbouring countries, plus regional and world averages. Click a column to sort; use “Compare” for full side-by-side charts.
| Country | Renewable % | Low-carbon % | Fossil % | gCO₂/kWh | kWh / person | Generation TWh | Mix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 16.9% | 16.9% | 83.1% | 493 | 8,627 | 82.1 | — | |
| Egypt | 13% | 13% | 87% | 563 | 2,076 | 246 | Compare | |
| Syria | 3.5% | 3.5% | 96.5% | 706 | 1,008 | 24.9 | Compare | |
| Jordan | 24.1% | 24.1% | 75.9% | 530 | 2,049 | 23.7 | Compare | |
| Lebanon | 43.8% | 43.8% | 56.2% | 390 | 920 | 5.3 | Compare | |
| Palestine | 39.4% | 39.4% | 60.6% | 414 | 180 | 1 | Compare | |
| Cyprus | 27.8% | 27.8% | 72.3% | 489 | 4,312 | 5.9 | Compare | |
| Asia average | 27.3% | 32.1% | 67.9% | 573 | 3,749 | 18,015 | Compare | |
| World average | 33.8% | 42.6% | 57.4% | 458 | 3,860 | 31,772 | Compare |
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Sources & references
- Our World in Data: Energy dataset (CC BY 4.0) — compiled from the sources below
- Ember: Yearly Electricity Data — generation, shares, carbon intensity
- Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy — primary energy, fossil production
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: International Energy Data — gap-filling for smaller countries
- World Resources Institute: Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0) — power plant locations and capacity
Electricity data: Ember and Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); latest year 2025. Power plants: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). Rankings exclude systems under 1 TWh and values older than 2020. Figures may be revised by the original publishers.