Palestinian minister of economy Abeer Odeh on Monday inaugurated three projects to rehabilitate the infrastructure of the Gaza industrial city with funding from the European Union (EU).
The rehabilitation projects will improve infrastructure in the industrial city pertaining to sanitation electricity and water treatment and desalination.
During her visit to the industrial city Odeh met with officials from the UN Development Program (UNDP) the Palestinian Industrial Estates and Free Zones Authority and the Palestinian Investment Promotion Agency.
She stated that four contractors would embark over two months on developing and rehabilitating the infrastructure of the city
The minister affirmed that “the development and rehabilitation of the Gaza industrial city is a top priority for the government especially since it has a strategic role in reviving the national economy and alleviating unemployment and poverty.”
The Gaza industrial city is located over an area of 500 dunums of land and has 38 industrial and logistic establishments.
