Israel Working to Increase Competition in Domestic Natural Gas Market
Israel's Ministry of Energy is working to increase competition and transparency in the domestic natural gas market, revealing significant price gaps for.
Jerusalem, 24 May, 2026 (TPS-IL) — A survey by the Ministry of Energy’s Fuel and Gas Administration revealed gaps of hundreds of shekels per year between domestic gas suppliers. The survey was conducted as part of a move to increase competition and transparency, and lower domestic gas (LPG) prices.
The survey showed that in the Tel Aviv natural gas tank exchanges there is a gap of up to 126 Shekels for a bimonthly invoice between the cheapest and most expensive supplier, a gap that can reach approximately 760 Shekels per year per family. In stationary tank exchanges there are also high gaps, so that for a 48 kg tank, prices range from 340 Shekels to 611 Shekels. For 12 kg tanks, the lowest price is 90 Shekels, and the highest is 210 Shekels for a single tank, a gap of more than 100%.
