(haipo) – Evacuation of the petrochemical industry: The Special Tenders Committee for the Establishment of LPG Storage Facilities in the Accountant General's Division has published the pre-qualification documents for the PPP (Public Private Partnership) tender for financing, planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of a 20,000-ton liquefied hydrocarbon gas storage facility at the Yavor site.
Steps to evacuate polluting industry – in practice
The Accountant General's announcement states that: The tender is being promoted in accordance with Government Decision No. 1231 of March 6, 2022, which determined that Action must be taken to halt the petrochemical and chemical industry in Haifa Bay. While ensuring the functional continuity of the energy sector in Israel.
Today, the gas is stored within the refinery complex. LPG is produced from oil and is one of the products of the refineries.
Response of the Haifa Bay Area Cities Association for Environmental Protection to the announcement of the Accountant General of the Treasury regarding the publication of the pre-qualification documents for the tender for the construction of an LPG storage facility in Bibor in the Western Galilee:
The Special Tenders Committee for the Establishment of LPG Storage Facilities in the Accountant General's Division has published the pre-qualification documents for the PPP (Public Private Partnership) tender for financing, planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of a 20,000-ton liquefied hydrocarbon gas storage facility at the "Yavor" site in the Mateh Asher Regional Council.
Avihu Hahn, Chairman of the Haifa Bay Area Cities Association for Environmental Protection, Deputy and Acting Mayor of Haifa:
“The establishment of the Bibor LPG storage facility is a cornerstone in advancing the very important move of closing the refineries in Haifa Bay. This is a solution that removes a significant infrastructure barrier and proves that there is a real alternative to continuing polluting petrochemical activity in the heart of the Haifa metropolis.
With the beginning of 2026, it is clear to all of us that the direction has been set – the removal of polluting industry from the Gulf is a feasible goal that is progressing. The state must act to accelerate the schedules, complete the planning procedures quickly, and ensure that the "Yavor" project, as well as the construction of the distillate port and distillate storage sites, progress at a rapid pace, so that the schedules set for the removal of polluting industry from the Gulf region can be met."
With the approvals for the construction of a new power plant at the refineries and additional production lines, what is clear to all of us is that the refineries will not be evacuated in the next two decades, and it is doubtful if at all. Unfortunately, we are being misled.
I don't understand.... Has anyone applied for the tender? Or is this just news about a tender that has been opened? I'm asking because there have already been tenders for the construction of storage and no one has taken up the challenge.
This is a plan that has already been agreed upon and is a central part of the recovery and cleaning of the Gulf of hazardous materials. The war actually accelerated this need and it is good to start with the first steps and this should be welcomed. Of course, there is no dispute that we must try to advance the timetables… but for this we need a more committed, efficient government and not the whole bunch of charlatans (to put it mildly) that are running the country today.
As usual, the celebration is premature.. In truth, it is impossible to estimate the time it will take to evacuate such huge quantities of reservoirs when every inch contains a reservoir of humus.. on land up to the port. The port itself has undergone changes that increase the dangers.. not easy. And we are still in the reality of a false, illusory administration.. Let's hope that in the next cycle what is required will be done for the benefit of future generations.
A false, illusory government = Lapid and Bennett who stole mandates and also transferred funds to Hamas and maritime territories to Hezbollah
While ignoring the growing wave of Hamas terrorism in Gaza and Judea and Samaria and the wave of terrorism in Samaria in 2021.
Let's remind everyone of the real scammers.