Mediterranean Action Plan

ISRAEL - National study
Figure 3 Israel electricity consumption per US$1000 of GDP
Table 5 shows the trends of electricity usage by customer class since 2001. (Note that all
customer classes are eligible for the Time-of-Use (T.O.U.) tariff, and all customers
consuming more than 60,000 kWh annually are required to be billed according to that tariff).
Table 5 Annual Electricity Consumption by Sector: 2001-2005
Source: Israel Electric Corporation 2005 Statistical Report
Table 6 indicates the annual average price per kWh expressed in US cents per kWh (at yearend
US dollar-shekel exchange rates). When combined with the consumption data above, it
is apparent that overall electricity demand is not very responsive to price. In fact, the only
clear evidence of price elasticity is displayed by customers recently switched to Time-of-Use
tariffs; these customers have shifted portions of their consumption to non-peak hours.
Year Residential
Table 6 Annual average electricity price (in US cents per kWh)
Public &
Commercial Agricultural Industrial
Water
Pumping Bulk
Total
Consumption
1995 8.5 8.2 7.0 6.8 6.1 6.5 7.6
1996 8.4 8.0 6.9 6.8 5.9 6.4 7.5
1997 8.3 8.1 7.1 6.8 6.1 6.5 7.5
1998 7.1 6.9 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.6 6.4
1999 7.6 7.3 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.9
2000 8.0 7.8 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.3 7.3
2001 7.3 7.0 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.6
2002 7.8 7.5 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.9 7.1
2003 9.1 8.6 7.4 6.9 6.7 6.7 8.1
2004 9.8 9.3 7.9 7.5 7.3 7.3 8.7
2005 9.8 9.3 8.1 7.7 7.4 7.4 8.8
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