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Israel Faces Electricity Strain as Massive Data Center Projects Surge Nationwide

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דווח לראשונה בYnet · Aug 26, 2026

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Israel is facing a major electricity demand surge from over 100 proposed data center projects totaling 27 gigawatts. Authorities have paused new large connection requests for 140 days to reassess grid capacity and policy. The rapid growth in data centers, driven by cloud and AI expansion, outpaces the slow development of power infrastructure, which takes nearly a decade to build.

01Israel reviews 101 data center projects demanding 27 gigawatts of power nationwide.
02Electricity Authority and Noga halted new large data center connection requests for 140 days.
03Projects include massive facilities up to 1,111 megawatts in Hadera and 875 megawatts in Kadima Galil.
04Data centers require continuous, high-reliability electricity, stressing the grid and infrastructure.
05Building new power plants takes 9-12 years, causing a gap with fast-growing electricity demand.
06Regulators will use the freeze to plan grid upgrades and connection policies for future projects.

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