Energy

Fuel protests reveal the economic risks threatening Syria’s fragile transition - analysis

The protests have affected most of the country. This includes incidents in Aleppo in the north, Dara’a in the south, Deir Ezzor on the Euphrates River, and Hasakah.

A protester in Aleppo burns tyres to protest the increase in fuel prices in Syria on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria, September 13, 2026.
Avi Simhon.

On the way to an Israeli AI crisis: Avi Simhon’s unusual warning

Illustration shows U.S. and Iranian flags, 3D printed oil barrels and rising stock graph

Iran's government to raise fuel price for heavy users

US forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026.

US clears Strait of Hormuz as 50,000 troops maintain blockade of Iran, CENTCOM chief says


Freesbe completes acquisition of 100% of charging company GNRGY

After 17 years, founder Ran Eloya sells to the car importer the 40% stake he held in the charging company he founded in 2009 for several million shekels.

GNRGY charging complex at Kalya Junction near the Dead Sea.

Israel to 'immediately sever ties' with three UN agencies, international organizations, Sa'ar says

Gideon Sa'ar ordered the immediate severing of contact with UN Alliance of Civilizations, UN Energy, and Global Forum on Migration, accusing them of inefficiency and bias against Israel.

 UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

Nofar Energy appoints Ella Raychman-Zucker as Europe CEO

The company announced the appointment of Ella Raychman-Zucker to lead Nofar Energy’s European operations, as part of its continued expansion across key international markets.

Ella Reichman-Zucker: More than 15 years of senior management and financial experience.

Fuel prices in Israel to drop below 7 shekels per liter for first time since 2023

Fuel prices will drop below 7 shekels per liter for the first time since 2023, with the new rate of 6.85 shekels taking effect on January 1, the energy ministry announced.

View of the southern Israeli town of Beer Sheva. March 31, 2025.

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.

View of an electric power plant in Israel (illustrative)

The world is pushing for nuclear fusion energy. Israel has the keys to crack it - opinion

Israel can be a meaningful player in the fusion revolution. But only if it moves now. The world isn't waiting.

An illustrative image of nuclear fusion.

Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant 15 years after Fukushima disaster

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located about 220 km (136 miles) northwest of Tokyo, was among 54 reactors shut after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant, one of the world's largest nuclear facilities, stands along the seaside in Kashiwazaki, Niigata prefecture, Japan December 21, 2025.

Advanced fusion control breakthrough brings clean, reliable energy closer to reality

Research done by nT-Tao and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev introduces a new “nonlinear controller” that keeps power flowing smoothly even as the plasma inside the reactor changes rapidly.

 Technicians use a service system lift to access the target chamber interior for inspection and maintenance at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), a laser-based inertial confinement fusion research device, at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory federal research facility in Livermore, California

Syria’s broken energy sector to be repaired through agreements with four Saudi companies

Damascus signs agreements to rehabilitate war-damaged oil and gas fields, boost power supplies, and signal the start of a wider reconstruction push .

A guard carrying a weapon stands at the main entrance to the industrial city in Hassia, in Homs, Syria March 19, 2025.

Bank Hapoalim leads NIS 5B financing for Israel’s Kesem power plant

Bank Hapoalim said the deal reflects its leading role in national infrastructure financing, in general, and in the conventional energy sector.

Smokestacks at an Israel Electric Corp power station are seen from the Mediterranean, some 10 kilometers from Hadera.