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Power Plants in Israel

Israel has 50 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 58th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 31 operating and 17 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 19.2 GW across 31 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Orot Rabin power station (3.9 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Israel Electric Corp Ltd (10), Shikun & Binui Energy Ltd (5) and OPC Energy Ltd (4) — Israel Electric Corp Ltd alone is named on 20% of them. Half of Israel's power plants in service predate 2015 (median commissioning year of the 31 with a known date), 15 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Eshkol power station, dating from 1974. 17 are in the pipeline, led by Rutenberg power station (2.3 GW), under construction. They account for 61% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Israel.

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Power Plant in Israel
#58
of 155 countries
19.2 GW
Operating capacity
17
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Israel

Who owns Israel's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2015 · oldest Eshkol power station (1974) · newest Ta’anach solar farm (2025) · 31 of 50 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Israel?
OverWatts maps 50 power plants in Israel — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 58th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Israel?
Orot Rabin power station, at 3.9 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Israel's power plants have?
About 19.2 GW operating across 31 plants, with a further 12.3 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Israel?
Israel Electric Corp Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 10 of 50 (20%). Next are Shikun & Binui Energy Ltd (5), OPC Energy Ltd (4) and Dalia Energy Companies Ltd (3).
How old are Israel's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2015, across the 31 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Eshkol power station (1974); 15 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Israel?
17 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Rutenberg power station (2.3 GW), Sorek PPP power station (1.4 GW) and Eastern power station (1.3 GW).

Other asset classes in Israel

Oil & Gas Field 15LNG Terminal 4Pipeline 4Grid Storage 3Cement Plant 3Chemical Plant 2Data Centre 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335