Final week, the federal government determined to not determine in regards to the development of the proposed Reindeer Power Japanese Energy Station energy plant within the South Sharon regional council, and by a majority of eight to 6 voted to ship the plans again to the Nationwide Infrastructures Committee. As for the plan for increasing the OPC energy plant in Hadera, the federal government determined to cancel it.
It is a additional stage within the never-ending story of the 2 energy vegetation. In Could final yr, the federal government determined to not approve them. It waited for the choice of the Nationwide Infrastructures Committee, which accredited the plans on March 18 this yr, regardless of heavy political stress. Since then, Minister of Transport Miri Regev has continued to struggle the plans, opposite to the stance of the skilled workers in her personal ministry, and he or she demanded that the matter needs to be mentioned by the federal government once more.
By regulation, if the Nationwide Infrastructures Committee approves a plan, ministers have 21 days during which to require a dialogue on the matter within the authorities, in any other case the committee’s choice turns into closing. If the federal government decides in opposition to the plan, that call turns into closing. On this case, the federal government has apparently determined to return the Reindeer plan to the Nationwide Infrastructures Committee for amendments.
This choice comes on prime of the unexplained foot-dragging by Israel Electrical Company (IEC), which for over a yr has did not publish rules for 3 energy vegetation which were accredited for development. One in all them is the Dalia 2 plant, which was accredited in Could 2019. In its case, IEC sought to attend till different energy vegetation had been accredited. The opposite two are the enlargement of the Dorad plant and the development of the Kessem plant, which had been accredited by the federal government in the identical session final yr during which it was determined to not approve the Reindeer plant and enlargement of the OPC plant.
Minister of Power and Infrastructure Eli Cohen mentioned, “The choice by the federal government, following an in-depth dialogue, correctly displays the vitality wants of the State of Israel, and naturally takes into consideration the general public curiosity as properly. The federal government’s choice to cancel the development of an extra unit on the OPC Hadera energy station and return the Reindeer energy station to the committee is to supply an applicable resolution to the excellent issues: transport planning, a diesel gasoline pipeline as backup to the gas-fueled plant, the setting of standards that can make sure that energy vegetation will geographically unfold as applicable, and expediting the development of the Sorek energy station to make sure a aggressive value on the different energy stations
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