Mekorot Water Company Ltd
Also known as Mekorot (Israel)
Mekorot (, lit. "Sources") is the national water company of Israel and the country's top agency for water management. Founded in 1937, it supplies Israel with approx. 80% of its drinking water and operates a cross-country water supply network known as the National Water Carrier of Israel. Mekorot and its subsidiaries have partnered with numerous countries around the world in areas including desalination and water management.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Mekorot
- Company.type
- State-owned corporation
- Company.foundation
- Mandatory Palestine
- Company.location_city
- Tel Aviv
- Company.location_country
- Israel
- Company.industry
- Water industry
- Company.services
- Desalination, water supply, water management, water control
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- מקורות חברת מים בע''מ
- Official website
- www.mekorot.co.il
- Image
- Sapir Site Mekorot, Israel 35.jpg
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Water supply system
- WaTech Center
- National Water Carrier
- 2004–2015 – The New National Carrier
- Water Tariffs
- Water Treatment
- Integrated Water Solutions
- Innovation & Digitization
- International Activities
- Financial Stability
- List of CEO's
- See also
- References
- External links
Mekorot (, lit. "Sources") is the national water company of Israel and the country's top agency for water management. Founded in 1937, it supplies Israel with approx. 80% of its drinking water and operates a cross-country water supply network known as the National Water Carrier of Israel. Mekorot and its subsidiaries have partnered with numerous countries around the world in areas including desalination and water management.
==History== Mekorot was established as the "Ḥevrat ha-Mayim" ('Water Company') on 15 February 1937 by Levi Shkolnik (later Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel between 1963 and 1969), water engineer Simcha Blass, and Pinchas Koslovsky (later Sapir, Minister of Finance between 1963 and 1968).