Mekorot, which manages Israel's water supply, witnessed an overwhelming demand that reached NIS 1.8 billion, which is three times the initially planned issuance.
Yitzhak Aharonovich talks to the Jerusalem Post about his new role the chairman of Mekorot who helped turn a water sector in crisis into an enterprise that produces a surplus of water.
Most of the country’s tap water now comes from desalination plants rather than the Kinneret, but the Sea of Galilee still has an important role as an emergency reservoir.