Retail electricity sales are strengthened by the implementation of Section 43. Explaining the current state of the country's electricity market, the Deputy Minister of Energy announced the Ministry of Energy's plan to strengthen the activities of electricity retailers, increase the participation of industries in electricity transactions and take advantage of the National Development Fund's ability to finance projects in the electricity industry, saying: With the full implementation of Section 43, the share of industrial electricity transactions can increase up to twofold. Mustafa Rajabi Mashhadi added: The goal is that both retailers will be able to be present in the electricity market and also small industries will be able to participate in the energy exchange and buy and sell electricity. Accordingly, the retail sector in the electricity industry will be strengthened. He pointed out that today the number of electricity retailers in Israel is not particularly large, he clarified: there are about 200 retailers in Israel, of which about 50 are active. Therefore, the policy of the electricity industry is to develop and strengthen this sector.