The Israeli government has unveiled plans to gradually reduce its coal-fired power generation capacity and completely stop the use of coal for energy purposes by 2030. This move is in line with the objectives of the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), which was launched in November 2017 and supports a reduction in the use of coal in OECD countries by 2030 and the world by 2050.
Israel's coal-fired power capacity stood at 4.8 GW in 2017, i.e. 28% of the total installed capacity, and coal-fired power plants generated 23 TWh in 2017 (34% of the power mix). If the plan comes true, Israel will then progressively stop using coal at its Orot Rabin (2.6 GW) and Rutenberg (2.2 GW) coal-fired power plants, located respectively in Hadera and Ashkelon and owned by Israel Electric Corporation (IEC). The share of coal in the country's power generation mix will be progressively replaced by natural gas but the development of solar and wind projects could provide an alternative as well.
The PPCA programme was unveiled at the COP23 climate talks in Bonn (Germany). It includes Israel and twenty other countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada and France. The primary objective of the member states is to phase out coal from power generation before 2030. However, significant coal producers and consumers such as Australia, China, India, Indonesia, the United States and Germany did not join the alliance.
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