Water

20 stories about Water
שר האוצר בצלאל סמוטריץ' וראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו

Israel postponed price hikes before the election. Now the bill is coming due

26.10.26|Daniel Shmil, Hofit Cohen Ulay
Tax cuts and frozen tariffs have helped hold down some consumer prices, but the relief has come at a cost. Fuel, public transportation, electricity and water could all become more expensive as deferred increases catch up with households.
מתקן התפלה ב אשדוד

Israel spent $15 million on desalination membranes that may not be needed

06.10.26|Shani Ashkenazi
The state bought replacement membranes fearing the algae crisis would rapidly damage those already in use. So far, the expected deterioration has not occurred, leaving private operators with a valuable stockpile for future use.
מתקן התפלה באשקלון

Five desalination plants are struggling. Israel won't say how it is making up the difference

16.09.26|Shani Ashkenazi
The Water Authority says there is no shortage at the tap, but has declined to disclose key data on groundwater, the Sea of Galilee and contaminated wells.
מתקן התפלה פלמחים

Israel's water crisis drags on as desalination plants remain largely shut

03.09.26|Yuval Azulay
Four days into the crisis, two major desalination plants remain offline and two others are operating at half capacity. Officials are relying on increased pumping from the Sea of Galilee and hundreds of wells to maintain supplies. 
צמחים נבולים במשק בפיתחת ניצנה

Israel’s desalination crisis threatens 20,000 dunams of vegetable crops

01.09.26|Nurit Kadosh, Yuval Azulay
Five of the country’s six desalination plants south of Hadera were shut down Tuesday morning because of unusually turbid seawater, putting farmers near the Egyptian border under immediate pressure. 
ד”ר גיל פרואקטור בכיר לשעבר במשרד להגנת הסביבה

"Groundwater could flood hundreds of high-rise buildings in coastal cities"

05.08.26|Shani Ashkenazi
Former Environmental Protection Ministry official Dr. Gil Proaktor says climate change has become a strategic threat requiring emergency planning, infrastructure investment and a faster renewable energy transition.
דאטה סנטר של גוגל ב הנאו גרמניה

AI’s water problem is getting harder to ignore

11.06.26|Omer Kabir
Data centers consume billions of liters annually, fueling public opposition and forcing companies to rethink cooling systems.
מסעוד פזשכיאן נשיא איראן ו נהר יבש באספהאן

Day Zero approaches Iran

26.04.26|Shani Ashkenazi
Iran faces escalating water collapse risks as climate change, mismanagement, and war pressures converge on its fragile system.
עמית לנג מנכל מקורות

“There will always be drinking water for everyone, but agriculture will struggle,” warns outgoing Mekorot CEO

28.12.25| Roee Bergman
Amit Lang outlines Israel’s water challenges amid drought and climate variability, emphasizing the role of desalination, advanced monitoring technologies, and strategic planning to secure household supply while agriculture faces localized shortages.
טקס חניכת מרכז חדשנות מים איגודן מקורות

Mekorot, Igudan launch national water innovation center

16.07.25|Adiel Eithan Mustaki
NIS 15M investment to boost climate research, AI testing, and green energy solutions. 
Group photo. L-R: Ilan Katz, Dr. Khaled Gommed, Ben Gido and Prof. Eran Friedler

Israel's H2OLL unveils first full-scale water-from-air system in Negev

15.09.24|CTech
The system, located at Bedouin community Wadi Attir, is capable of producing 1,000 liters of water per day. While most water-from-air systems require about 10 grams of water vapor per kilogram of air, H2OLL’s system can function with half that amount.
כנס כלכלית לאומית מימין דני סופר משנה למנכל מקורות , ליאת שוב בנק לאומי ו שאול שניידר יור נמל אשדוד וידאו

"The state needs strategic facilities under its control so that they continue to operate even in war"

15.07.24|Hagai Gilboa
Ashdod Port Chairman Sh​aul Schneider was speaking at the National Economic Conference of Calcalist and Bank Leumi. Liat Shuv, Head of Corporate Banking at Bank Leumi: "There is no fear that the state will not be able to finance national infrastructure projects."
כנס חוסן ישראל עמית לנג מנכל מקורות וידאו

CEO of Israel’s national water company on the impact of war and climate change

14.04.24|Tomer Hadar
Amit Lang, the CEO of Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, spoke to CTech at Calcalist's Israeli Resilience Conference last week about innovation and challenges regarding their activities during these times
כנס TechTLV - גיל גרוסקופ סמנכ"ל טכנולוגיה מקורות

Google to offer Mekorot technology in its marketplace

07.04.24|Adiel Eithan Mustaki and Meir Orbach
Mekorot's meklock system enables monitoring and management of infrastructure facilities
עמית לנג מנכל מקורות

Israel’s national water company sees increase in cyber attacks since beginning of war

29.11.23|Adiel Eithan Mustaki
The State Comptroller issued a scathing report only a year ago criticizing the readiness of the Israeli water sector for cyber attacks, especially water corporations like Mekorot.