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Gaza power station finally comes to life
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Gaza’s lone power station rumbled to life yesterday for the first time in more than seven weeks after receiving a long-awaited delivery of diesel, according to the electricity company.
The Hamas-ruled enclave has struggled with massive flooding caused by winter downpours that began last Wednesday, when a huge storm struck the Middle East, pummelling Israel and the Palestinian territories.
“The power station started reworking gradually after stopping for 50 days,” said Jamal Dirsawi, spokesman for the Gaza Electricity Distribution Co.
The plant, which supplies some 30 percent of Gaza’s electricity needs, fell silent on November 1 as stocks of diesel ran out.
“The first generator has started working, the second one will follow, and by this evening, the company should be able to generate around 60 megawatts of electricity,” Dirsawi said.
Gaza has been suffering the most serious fuel crisis in its history, causing daily power outages of up to 16 hours, which hit homes, schools, hospitals, businesses, and water and sanitation plants.
The power station returned to life after receiving a delivery of fuel purchased from Israel by the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority using funds donated by Qatar.
The PA helped facilitate the delivery via Israel, which the militant Hamas does not recognize.
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