The sole power station in Gaza to grind to a halt Friday evening

PIC


[ 05/02/2010 - 12:48 PM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- The Palestinian Power Authority (PPA) said on Thursday that the sole power station in the Gaza Strip is going to grind to a halt Friday evening because of lack of fuel.

The PPA said in a statement on Thursday that it sent messages to local municipalities, the ministry of health and communication companies in the Gaza Strip informing of the power cuts so that they could take appropriate stips.

The PPA added that the power station will be shut Friday evening causing a 60% deficit in the power supply.

This deficit could reach 70% because of the bad weather conditions, according to the PPA's statement.

The power crisis in the Gaza Strip is because the European Union, on request from the PA in Ramallah, stopped its payments for fuel for the Gaza power station, plunging the Strip into darkness and causing great economic losses.

The United Nations held the PA in Ramallah responsible for the crisis saying that the PA's refusal to pay for the fuel is the reason behind the shortage of the industrial diesel needed to operate the power station.

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