Power plant

Hadera approves major coal reduction at Orot Rabin power station, pollution expected to drop

The reduction in coal dust pollution is expected to be significant, about 80% of current levels, and the monitoring will enable close oversight of emissions and pollutants.

|ByYUVAL BAGNO
A GENERAL view of Israel Electric Corp's Orot Rabin coal-fired power station is seen on the Mediterranean coast near the central town of Hadera April 24, 2013.
View of an electric power plant in Israel (illustrative)

Israel greenlights construction of 900-megawatt power plant near Jerusalem

A 900-megawatt power plant that will be built at the Egged lot north of Jerusalem, along with a parking lot for electric buses.

|ByIDAN ERETZ/GLOBES/TNS
Illustration: Jellyfish. Very weak swimmers, making escape from intake currents nearly impossible.

Jellyfish Invasion: How a Nuclear Power Plant Was Shut Down

“The automatic shutdown resulted from a massive and unpredictable presence of jellyfish that reduced seawater flow to the reactors,” said the power operator.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Fire rises from the Bazan power plant in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, June 15, 2025.

Haifa oil refinery's facilities shut down following Iranian missile strike

The company stated that it is collaborating with the Israel Electric Corporation, which "immediately mobilized," to restore a regular electricity supply to the complex as quickly as possible.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, AMICHAI STEIN

IAEA chief plans to issue report on Zaporizhzhia early next week

Ukraine said it hit targets in region where IAEA team is working.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022ByREUTERS
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi attends a news conference in Vienna, Austria, March 7, 2022.

Russia: We thwarted an attempt by Ukraine to capture Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Ukrainian landing group near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is being destroyed * Ukraine nuclear reactor shut down due to shelling * 13 emergency workers killed by Ukrainian artillery fire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022ByREUTERS
A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022.

What would happen if the Ukraine-Russia war caused a nuclear accident?

The UN nuclear watchdog had already warned earlier this month of shelling near the nuclear power plant.

AUGUST 29, 2022ByGADI ZAIG
A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022.

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of shelling around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Ukraine's state nuclear company Energoatom energy agency said Russian troops again shelled the grounds of the plant complex in the last 24 hours.

AUGUST 27, 2022ByREUTERS
A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022.

Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe as plant loses power, Zelensky says

Nuclear experts have warned of the risk of damage to the plant's spent nuclear fuel pools or its reactors.

AUGUST 26, 2022ByREUTERS
A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, August 4, 2022.

Russia's Duma Council to hold special meeting on Zaporizhzhia nuclear station

Russia's defense ministry said last week it could shut down the plant if shelling continues.

AUGUST 22, 2022ByREUTERS
A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022.

Gaza power plant closes, Palestinians have 4 hours of electricity daily

Gaza is chronically short of electricity and is never able to provide 24-hour service.

AUGUST 7, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A view shows Gaza's power plant through a barbed fence in the central Gaza Strip January 16, 2017

Russian handling of captured Ukrainian power plants could spell disaster -IAEA head

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called Russia's actions around the plant "the height of irresponsibility," accusing Moscow of using it as a "nuclear shield."

AUGUST 4, 2022ByROMAN MEITAV
Surveillance camera footage shows a flare landing at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during shelling in Enerhodar, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine March 4, 2022, in this screengrab from a video obtained from social media

US Supreme Court limits federal power to curb carbon emissions

The decision will constrain the EPA's ability to issue any regulations on power plants that push for an ambitious national shift in energy policy toward renewable sources.

JUNE 30, 2022ByREUTERS
The inscription on the Supreme Court building reads "equal justice under law."

Six burned to death after blast at Indian chemical plant

The blast on Sunday night took place in a hub for chemical and petrochemical manufacturing units at the state's Dahej industrial estate.

APRIL 11, 2022ByREUTERS
An employee works inside Alembic Pharmaceutical Limited's plant in Halol, in the western state of Gujarat, India, July 14, 2017.