Israel's National Planning and Building Council on Tuesday approved for the first time a comprehensive national master plan for the country's energy infrastructure, the Israeli Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
The plan addresses Israel's national energy needs in the medium term till 2030 and in the long term till 2050, according to the ministry.
The plan, initiated by the Ministry of Energy and the Planning Administration, aims to increase electricity generation from renewable energy, maintain joint energy infrastructure strips, streamline land use, and integrate all energy economy plans into one comprehensive program.
Emphasizing the importance of renewable energy production in the dual use of land and built-up areas, such as solar energy alongside agriculture, it designates areas for renewable energy power generation sites, corridors for electricity transmission and energy infrastructure, and areas for examining the design of tunnels for national infrastructure.
The plan also marks the approved national infrastructures of the power plants, natural gas strips, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sites, and natural gas facilities.
"The plan will allow designing and building energy facilities while keeping the reliability of the energy supply to the Israeli economy, minimizing environmental impacts, and streamlining the land," the ministry concluded.
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