A government regulation which would make solar energy production much more lucrative and solve a growing consumption problem is being held up because the Justice Ministry hasn't found the time to officially publish it. People in the industry are beside themselves.
According to a report by Calcalist, the Electricity Authority approved regulations which would make it more lucrative for companies and entrepreneurs to set up rooftop solar panels with some storage capacity in urban areas, but the regulation cannot go into force until it is made public record, and the Justice Ministry has not found the time to publish them.
A long list of cities is reported to be set to benefit from this new regulation, including cities in the south like Netivot, Ashkelon, and Sderot, as well as the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and points north.
Although a simple technicality, this delay creates a great deal of uncertainty for businesses and entrepreneurs, who are invested in increasing solar energy but who cannot go forward until this hurdle is cleared.
Eitan Parnas, Director of the Green Energy Association of Israel, told Calcalist, calling the publication requirement a "relic" of the British Mandate stopping a lot of needed work.
