Gaza has gone dark yesterday evening. The crisis of the fuel shortage is repeating itself but this time is related only to the only power plant that Gaza has. For one week, only 40% of the needed industrial fuel that is needed to operate the power plant had been supplied by the Israeli side through Nahl Oz fuel transfer point. This means that power plant is running at only 40% of its regular capacity for almost a week officials warned that power outages could follow. Palestinian officials said that the electrical current is been cut off for about 30% of Gaza Strip population. According to them, within 18 hours the power plant will completely stop leaving Gaza city without any electrical supply and leaving nearly 600,000 capita with no electricity. The other main source of electricity is the Israeli electrical company that supplies nearly 70% of the Gaza Strip needs. However, transmission lines and transformers on the Gaza Strip side are suffering huge deterioration, as the shortage in spare parts is huge due to the closure circumstances. This leads to instability and non-uniform cutting of the current for long hours during the day in many areas of Gaza Strip (mainly eastern and southern parts of Gaza Strip.
When the sun set in Gaza on Sunday the Strip was plunged into darkness and no electric lights illuminated Gazan cityscapes. The sounds of small generators were heard around the city so main roads and shops could continue to function. Humanitarian impacts of such situation are huge. 90% of water supplies in Gaza Strip depend on electricity that is provided by the power plant. In addition, sewage pump stations and treatment plants are also depending on power plant supply which means big threats of collapse of the exhausted water and sanitation facilities along Gaza Strip may occur and a catastrophe is on its way to Gaza.
Gaza has gone dark yesterday evening. The crisis of the fuel shortage is repeating itself but this time is related only to the only power plant that Gaza has. For one week, only 40% of the needed industrial fuel that is needed to operate the power plant had been supplied by the Israeli side through Nahl Oz fuel transfer point. This means that power plant is running at only 40% of its regular capacity for almost a week officials warned that power outages could follow. Palestinian officials said that the electrical current is been cut off for about 30% of Gaza Strip population. According to them, within 18 hours the power plant will completely stop leaving Gaza city without any electrical supply and leaving nearly 600,000 capita with no electricity. The other main source of electricity is the Israeli electrical company that supplies nearly 70% of the Gaza Strip needs. However, transmission lines and transformers on the Gaza Strip side are suffering huge deterioration, as the shortage in spare parts is huge due to the closure circumstances. This leads to instability and non-uniform cutting of the current for long hours during the day in many areas of Gaza Strip (mainly eastern and southern parts of Gaza Strip.
When the sun set in Gaza on Sunday the Strip was plunged into darkness and no electric lights illuminated Gazan cityscapes. The sounds of small generators were heard around the city so main roads and shops could continue to function. Humanitarian impacts of such situation are huge. 90% of water supplies in Gaza Strip depend on electricity that is provided by the power plant. In addition, sewage pump stations and treatment plants are also depending on power plant supply which means big threats of collapse of the exhausted water and sanitation facilities along Gaza Strip may occur and a catastrophe is on its way to Gaza.
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