The city of Eilat is one of the leading cities in the field of sustainable energy in Israel and received grants from the Ministry in the amount of NIS 2.79 million for innovative projects such as a master plan for electric transportation, the establishment of a demonstration centre for innovative technologies, an energy management system and a storage project with a capacity of 470 kilowatts.
This storage project is the first of its kind in local authorities in Israel Eilat also excels in the production of solar energy and has already realized 26% of the production potential in its territory, according to the renewable energy index of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure.
During the activity, audits were conducted in corporations that are defined as large energy consumers from various sectors, including hotels, municipal corporations, factories and shopping malls.
These are consumers whose total energy consumption exceeds about 25,000 Shatan (equivalent to tons of oil), which is about 116 million kWh, or in fact equal to the annual electricity consumption of about 15,000 housing units.
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In addition, as part of the cooperation with the Eilat region, the total production of renewable energy during the day exceeds the total consumption. The electricity in the authority’s territory and the cable.
based on press release (11.11.2024) from the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. Selected/edited/rearranged by VonNaftali. Symbolic pic generated by AI