The Energy and Natural Resources authority in Gaza has announced that the deficit in the power supply has reached 50%, in light of the doubling of electricity consumption due to the hot summer climate.
Ahmed Abu Amrain, the Director of Information Center of the Energy Authority, said during a press conference today Sunday that the Authority and Gaza Electricity Distribution Company are working on scheduling the electricity consumption in order to manage the crisis noting that the electricity will be running for 8 hours then cut off for 8 hours, successively throughout the 24 hours.
He attributed the main reasons behind the deficit to the reduction in the amounts of fuel provided for Gaza and which is resulting from the Israeli arbitrary measures and Egyptian inaction in allowing the fuel donated by Qatar into the Gaza Strip.
Abu Amrain also asserted that the energy authority did not benefit from the Qatari fuel as it has been allowed into the Strip in small amounts, pointing out that the quantity that has existed in the storage tanks in Suez since two months represents more than 90% of the total amount of fuel.
He called on all the responsible authorities, especially Egypt, to take the necessary measures to ensure the daily arrival of supply of Qatari fuel to Gaza, in sufficient quantities, in order to alleviate the electricity crisis and human suffering in the Strip
He also underlined the necessity to accelerate the implementation of the regional linkage project, as well as the project of developing Sheikh Zaid station in order to supply Gaza with its needs of electricity.
Abu Amrain demanded Ramallah authority to pay the deductions of salaries of the employees owed since a year and a half, to be used for buying additional quantities of fuel.
