Gaza Electricity Distribution Company said that the power deficit in the Gaza Strip reached 70% during the daytime hours and 75% during the night hours.
In a leaflet distributed to the Media on Friday morning the company stated that the total power available today is 185 MWs pointing out that the amount of power needed in the Strip in this cold weather is approximately 600 MWs.
The company added that the Israeli electricity lines supply Gaza with 120 MWs while Egyptian power to Gaza reaches 20 MWs and Gaza power station provides 45 MWs when its two generators are functioning.
It said that the amount of electricity currently available cannot be distributed according to an accurate schedule affirming that it is exerting great efforts to deliver electricity to the houses and control the stability of the power in the electricity lines.
At the same time the company called on those responsible to help improve the electricity services encourage the fulfillment of payment obligations and combat tampering with the electrical networks.
The Gaza Strip has been suffering for a decade a severe and considerable electricity crisis which reaches its peak in hot and cold weathers when the Egyptian and Israeli feeding lines are disrupted or when the power station stops working when it is not refueled.
