חוק משק החשמל (תיקון מס' 20), התשפ"ה-2025Law on the Electricity Sector (Amendment No. 20), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The amendment to the Law authorizes the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, in consultation with the Minister of Welfare and Social Security and with the agreement of the Minister of Finance, to increase, by Regulations, the discount on the residential electricity tariff currently set in the Law for electricity consumed by a consumer who has reached retirement age and is entitled to an income support allowance. Under the Law as currently worded, such consumers are entitled to a 50% discount on the electricity tariff for the first 400 kWh they consume for residential use. The amendment provides that the minister may increase the value of the aforementioned discount, both by increasing the discount rate and by increasing the quantity of electricity for which the discount is given. In addition, the amendment to the Law allows for an increase in the maximum total amount of discounts for electricity consumption enjoyed by additional populations as determined by Regulations of the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, in consultation with the Minister of Welfare and Social Security and with the agreement of the Minister of Finance, which currently stands at an amount equal to 1.5% of the total payments made by all consumers for electricity consumption. Under the amendment, the said maximum amount will increase so that in 2026 it will stand at an amount equal to 1.7% of the said total payments, and from 2027 onward - it will stand at 1.9% of the said total payments. The amendment also provides that Regulations under which a discount for electricity consumption for a population from among the said populations would be completely cancelled will also require the approval of the Economic Affairs Committee.

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