Israel, natural gas disruption device. Emergency pollution
Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection reported on Friday that there had been a breakdown on the natural gas device off the Ashkelon coast. The ministry announced that, despite the switch to liquid fuel, there had been no significant increase in air pollution. It is not yet clear when the problem will be solved.
Despite stopping the gas flow of the Tamar natural field and switching to liquid fuels, there has been no increase in air pollution near the industrial centers and power plants, Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection said Sunday. . The ministry explained that one of the relatively encouraging factors in the data was the party and the long weekend, during which the industrial plants used little electricity.
Two days ago, the Ministry of Energy announced that, due to a malfunction, the flow of natural gas had been cut off. At first, it was estimated that the malfunction would last for 24 hours and then 48 hours, but now it appears that repairs will take longer than expected. As a result, there is growing concern that electricity cuts will start as early as next week and how this emergency will affect the industrial sector and households.
If the problem is resolved by next Sunday, three days later than expected, Israelis could expect a drop in air quality and an increase in September electricity bills; diesel is more expensive than natural gas.
All of the country's power plants have switched to alternative fuels, such as diesel, fuel oil and coal.