The Energy Authority in the blockaded Gaza Strip announced a provisional cut-off off all power lines and generators between 07:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Friday.
According to a statement by the Energy Authority the move falls in line with a series of popular events staged in protest at apathy maintained by the Palestinian Authority (PA) vis-à-vis the crises rocking the Gaza Strip including the acute shortage in much-needed fuel supplies.
The Energy Authority on Thursday warned of a sudden power breakdown in Gaza as of Sunday due to the end of the Qatari power grant and the PA’s steep taxes.
The Energy Authority announced its intent to purchase tax-fee fuel so as to secure regular power distribution in the besieged enclave.
Over the past three months Qatari and Turkish power grants helped to alleviate the electricity crisis in Gaza. However the situation has taken a turn for the worse after the enclave had run out of the donated fuel supplies.
The expensive taxes enforced by the PA chaired by Mahmoud Abbas has added insult to the injury aggravating even further the tragic state of affairs in the blockaded coastal enclave.
