Fuel and LPG Department

The administration is responsible for the fuel and LPG (cooking gas) sector in Israel. In the field of fuel, the administration is formulating recommendations for setting the Ministry's policy in the fields of supply assurance, sector structure, promotion of competition and encouragement for using fuels from renewable sources. The administration is responsible for supervising the prices in the fuel sector; it advises and oversees the qualities of the marketed fuel products and is a partner in enforcing the law against pirate gas stations. In the gas sector, the administration is responsible for licensing gas suppliers and gas facilities not for personal consumption, safe use of the gas, and promoting the competition in the gas sector.