Power crisis

Lights amid the darkness: Initiatives to illuminate Gaza’s suburbs during Ramadan

Sunday-2-March-2025

Amid the deep darkness imposed by Israeli aggression and the ongoing blockade on Gaza, grassroots initiatives have emerged, embodying solidarity and unity among the people of the besieged Strip.

Gaza Electricity Company: $450 million losses due to Israeli war

Tuesday-18-February-2025

The Gaza Electricity Distribution Company has estimated the initial losses incurred by the power sector at about $450 million, due to the massive destruction of electrical networks in the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

Gaza electricity company issues urgent call for assistance to operate distribution networks

Saturday-8-February-2025

The Gaza Electricity Distribution Company said on Friday that "in light of the severe weather conditions and storms hitting the Gaza Strip, the company is issuing an urgent call for help."

Gaza Electricity: We lost 80% of equipment and will work to operate vital facilities

Saturday-18-January-2025

The spokesman for the Electricity Distribution Company in the Gaza Strip, Mohammed Thabet, announced that the company has lost 80% of its equipment and capacity during the Israeli genocidal war on the Strip.

$450 Million estimated losses in Gaza’s electricity sector

Monday-16-December-2024

The Gaza Electricity Distribution Company estimated the initial losses in the electricity sector at about $450 million.

Darkness in Gaza: An Israeli decision intensifies the suffering of Palestinians in the Strip

Sunday-8-December-2024

Citizen Abdul Rahman Mahna walks the streets of Deir al-Balah camp, confused and lost, racing against time, searching for a source to charge his dead battery, hoping to gain the ability to light his tent where he has sought refuge in the overcrowded city.

Health ministry appeals to int’l community to provide Gaza hospitals with generators

Saturday-8-June-2024

The health ministry in Gaza has launched an urgent distress call to the international community and its relief institutions to provide electric generators for the remaining hospitals in the coastal enclave.

Gaza power plant to shut down within hours due to fuel crisis

Wednesday-11-October-2023

The Palestinian government media office has warned that the Gaza Strip is facing an imminent humanitarian catastrophe as a result of the power crisis which will worsen within the coming hours when the power plant shuts down its remaining turbines.

Gaza loses 80 percent of electricity power plant to shut down soon

Sunday-8-October-2023

The embattled Gaza Strip will be plunged into complete darkness in the coming days as its only power plant will not be able to provide electricity according to the daily supply schedule.

Gaza suffers from electricity deficit

Saturday-11-February-2023

The Palestinian Electricity Distribution Company has said that the Gaza Strip suffers from a big electricity deficit especially in the winter season when there is an increased demand for energy.