Ashdod Port sets target to become self-sufficient for energy needs

Ashdod port company has formed a joint venture with Israel’s Ministry of Energy in an effort to provide for all of the port’s energy needs within a few years, making it the country’s first green port.

The process, which will begin this year, will include the implementation of innovative energy production, the use of natural gas as a clean source of energy and the installation of solar panels, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions and cutting back the operational expenditures of the port.

In addition, through a tender of the Electricity Authority, the port will receive a grant to construct an in-house power plant to produce electricity using natural gas.