Iranian military circles have identified five major Israeli power stations that together produce more than half of Israel’s electricity as prime targets for any large-scale retaliatory strike, Tasnim has learned.
The shortlist emerged from internal analyses conducted after the October 2025 Israeli air strikes that severely damaged electricity infrastructure in Tehran’s Shohada Square district. Sources familiar with the planning say the five plants were selected because even limited, precisely calibrated attacks on them would cause cascading failures across Israel’s national grid.
The facilities named are:
1. Orot Rabin (2,590 MW) – Israel’s largest thermal plant, located on the Mediterranean coast near Hadera.
2. Rutenberg (2,250 MW) – coastal plant south of Ashkelon.
3. Hagit (1,371 MW) – combined-cycle station near Yokneam in northern Israel.
4. Eshkol (912 MW) – hybrid plant north of Ashdod.
5. Haruvit (Tzafit) (900 MW) – privately owned station near Kiryat Malakhi, operational since 2015.
Combined, these five sites account for over 50% of Israel’s total electricity generation. A senior source close to the planning process told Tasnim that “even a temporary shutdown of two or three of these plants would plunge large parts of Israel into prolonged blackouts, regardless of redundant systems.”
While no final decision has been taken and all options remain under review, the sources emphasized that any Iranian response would be calculated to maximize strategic impact while remaining within Tehran’s declared policy of proportionate retaliation. Technical, economic and international repercussions continue to be weighed at the highest levels.