Israel prepares for dramatic change in water sector - and the move begins in the north

Israel is advancing a plan to increase water supply: a new desalination plant with a production capacity of 100 million cubic meters per year is planned south of Nahariya. Upon its completion and an additional facility in the Western Galilee, the site's production capacity will reach 200 million cubic meters per year. The national plan aims to increase total desalination capacity from 800 million to 1.5 billion cubic meters per year.

Israel is advancing a broad initiative to increase water supply, which includes a new desalination plant planned south of Nahariya, with a production capacity of approximately 100 million cubic meters of water per year. The facility will be established under National Infrastructure Plan 90 (NIP 90), adjacent to another desalination plant in the Western Galilee that is in advanced stages of construction. Upon completion of both facilities, the total production capacity at the site is expected to reach about 200 million cubic meters per year. The construction of the plant is part of a national plan to expand desalination capacity, which also includes upgrading the Ashkelon desalination plant and building a new facility in Emek Hefer. Upon completion of the projects, Israel's total desalination capacity is expected to reach about 1.5 billion cubic meters per year by the beginning to middle of the next decade, compared to about 800 million cubic meters today. The expansion is intended to address the rising demand for water due to population growth and climate change. The publication of the preliminary screening documents marks the beginning of the tender process to select a concessionaire who will design, finance, construct, operate, and maintain the facility for 25 years under a public-private partnership (PPP).