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Omar Shaban Ismail · Al-Monitor · 2013
Al-Monitor 2013 analysis of Gaza's electricity crisis: four hours of power daily, cascading effects on water, hospitals, and wastewater, requiring both PA political will and alternative energy investment.
Al-Monitor 2013 analysis of Gaza's electricity crisis: four hours of power daily, cascading effects on water, hospitals, and wastewater, requiring both PA…
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Gaza's chronic electricity crisis — one of the defining features of daily life under the blockade — worsened significantly in 2013 following fuel shortages caused by the tunnel closures and the Palestinian Authority's reduction of electricity purchases. Power was available for as few as four hours daily in some areas. The electricity shortage had cascading effects: water pumping stations couldn't function, hospitals operated on generators, wastewater treatment plants failed, and economic activity was severely constrained. Short of lifting the blockade and allowing fuel imports at volume, fixing Gaza's electricity crisis required both political will from the PA and significant investment in alternative energy generation.
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