The electricity distribution company in Gaza has said it cannot set a schedule for providing citizens with power after all Egyptian lines and several generators of the power plant have become out of service.
Spokesman for the company Tareq Lubbad stated in press remarks that Gaza needs 600 megawatts of electricity to cover the increasing consumption of power during the cold weather but the amount available is only 170 megawatts.
“The breakdown of the Egyptian lines and the growing demand for electricity due to the cold weather have led to a reduction in the hours of supplying houses with power” Lubbad added.
He also pointed out that there are only two generators operative in the power plant while the Israeli lines sustain malfunctions every once in a while.
He affirmed that there are only three to four hours of power supply each day as a result of this acute electricity generation deficit in the Strip.
