#GazaUnderAttack | Gaza Power Plant Destroyed in Overnight Attacks

  Tuesday July 29, 2014 21:06 by James Harper – IMEMC & Agencies Gaza’s sole power plant was destroyed by the most intense Israeli bombardment of this war. The people of Gaza were already dealing with power cuts more than 20 hours a day. Smoke billows over Gaza – Source: Amir Farshad Ebrahimi “This was […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Israeli attack knocks out Gaza’s only power plant

 A Palestinian boy lights a candle during a power outage in Gaza City. (File photo)     PressTV | Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:58AM GMT   The only power plant providing electricity for the people in the besieged Gaza Strip has been knocked out of commission by an Israeli attack. “Gaza’s sole power plant has […]

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URGENT | Gaza Power Plant Forced off affecting lives of 1.7 Million People

 Friday November 08, 2013 01:57 by Palestinian Center for Human Rights – PCHR | IMEMC Humanitarian Conditions of Approximately 1.7 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip Deteriorate The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) expresses deep concern over the deterioration of humanitarian conditions of the civilian population due to the aggravation of the electricity crisis […]

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Gaza power plant shuts down due to insufficient fuel supplies

[ PIC 07/06/2012 – 09:27 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The authority of energy and natural resources said the only power plant in Gaza stopped generating electricity after a sharp drop in fuel supplies needed to operate the generators. The authority held the Palestinian authority, Egypt and Israel fully responsible for the delay in the delivery […]

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Gaza power station shuts down again

[ PIC 25/03/2012 – 11:20 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The energy and natural resources authority in Gaza Strip has declared that the sole power generation station in the enclave has shut down anew on Sunday morning. It said that only one of its turbines was operated after it received a fuel shipment on Friday via […]

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Gaza factories threatened with shutdown due to power crisis

[ PIC 04/03/2012 – 12:50 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Head of the federation of Palestinian industries Ali Al-Hayek warned of the serious repercussions of the power outages on the local industrial production in the besieged Gaza Strip. Hayek said that dozens of factories, especially those which work in the fields of construction and food, would […]

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Gaza power plant closes again

MAAN NEWS AGENCY FEB 28 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza’s only power plant has been forced to shut down for the second time in two weeks due to a fuel shortage, the energy authority in the Gaza Strip said Tuesday. Energy officials appealed to Egypt to provide Gaza with a sufficient amount of fuel […]

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Gaza’s energy crisis threatens hospitals, water supply

MAAN NEWS AGENCY FEBR 20 2012   GAZA CITY (IRIN) — An energy crisis is currently hitting the Gaza Strip’s public services hard and could lead to a severe humanitarian crisis if a sustainable solution is not found soon. “If the power plant does not resume its work in the next days, some hospitals will […]

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A Disaster in Gaza – Photography

No Fuel A Palestinian man waits at a closed gas station in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 16, 2012, gas stations in the Gaza are running out of fuel due to the crisis in Egypt and an Israel blockade. UPI/Ismael Mohamad A Palestinian man waits at a closed gas station in Rafah, […]

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Gaza faces more blackouts as Egypt fuel fails to arrive

MAAN NEWS AGENCY FEBR 19 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Fuel from Egypt has yet to be transferred to Gaza despite assurances it would arrive on Sunday to alleviate an energy crisis, a power authority official said Sunday afternoon. Gaza’s sole power station has stopped functioning since Tuesday, leaving the Gaza Strip with up to […]

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Out of Power Cuts… 80% of Gaza Patients Death-threatened

Alresalah.ps – Febr 19 2012 Gaza, (Alresalah.ps)–Ministry of Health in Gaza warned about worsening health condition for patients in the Gaza Strip hospitals in case that the problem of power outages is continuing in the strip. Director of Public Relations and Information in the ministry Dr. Ashraf Al-Qidra said more than 80% of the patients […]

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Gaza PM to press Egypt over electricity crisis

Maan News Agency Published yesterday (updated) 18/02/2012 20:32 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The prime minister in the Gaza Strip will visit Egypt next week to press for a resolution to Gaza’s electricity crisis, his adviser said Saturday, as students in the coastal strip said blackouts were ruining their education. Yousef Rizqa told Hamas-affiliated news site […]

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