GAZA CITY: Gaza’s lone power station rumbled to life yesterday for the first time in more than seven weeks after the besieged Palestinian enclave received a long-awaited delivery of diesel, its electricity company said.
“The power station started reworking gradually after stopping for 50 days,” said Jamal Dirsawi, spokesman for the Gaza Electricity Distribution Company (GEDCO).
The power station began operating hours after receiving a delivery of fuel which had been purchased from Israel by the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority using funds donated by Qatar.
Raed Fatuh, the PA official in charge of transferring goods into Gaza, said 450,000 litres of fuel were being supplied to the plant yesterday.
Fathi Al Sheikh Khalil, the deputy head of Gaza’s energy authority, said Sunday’s delivery would see the number of hours without power halved.
“We have already started today buying Israeli fuel with Qatari money,” he told a news conference.
AFP
