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Energy

Gazans on the Roof: On Shakespeare, Funny Fans and the Israeli Blockade
By Qasem Waleed el-Farra Gazans find creative ways to cool off when the electricity goes out during one of the hottest summers ever. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day … when the electricity […]

Israeli Electric Company to Cut Power to Several West Bank Areas
The Israeli Electricity Company (IEC) is to cut the electricity supply to several parts of the occupied West Bank in response the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s debts, Israeli media reported on Wednesday. According to the Israeli […]

ICRC: 80% of Gaza Population Suffer Power Shortage (VIDEO)
Eighty percent of the population of the besieged Gaza Strip suffer from severe power shortages, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced yesterday. “80 percent of Gaza’s population live much of their lives […]

Due to Power Outage, Gaza Municipalities Forced to Drain Sewage into the Sea
Due to the shortage of power supply and the intermittent power outages in the besieged Gaza Strip caused by the Israeli blockade, municipalities in the coastal enclave started today pumping sewage into the sea, according […]

Bringing Hope to Energy-Starved Gaza: Researchers Develop High-Tech Solar Solutions
University of Birmingham experts are developing a novel solar energy pilot plant that will help to provide clean and affordable electricity to people living in the Gaza Strip. Working with counterparts at the Islamic University […]

Jewish Settlers Cut Electricity Supply to Palestinians
Jewish settlers cut off electricity poles in the village of Al-Sawiya in the northern occupied West Bank, Maan News Agency reported. The Palestinian official in charge of the settlement file in the northern West Bank, […]

Gaza to Install China-funded Solar Panels at Children’s Hospital amid Severe Power Shortage
A Palestinian charity signed a deal with the Gaza health ministry to supply and install China-funded solar energy panels in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Give Palestine Association, along with the enclave’s health ministry, collaborated […]

Gaza’s Sole Electricity Plant to Shut down Due to Fuel Shortages
Fuel shortages in the besieged Gaza Strip are forcing the enclave’s only electricity plant to shut down tomorrow morning, the Palestinian Power Authority announced yesterday. In a statement, the Power Authority said the plant “will […]

Israeli Authorities Disconnect Electricity to 19 Villages in Jenin District
Israel today disconnected electricity supplied to 19 Palestinian villages and towns, located in the West Bank district of Jenin, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Mayor of Yabad Amjad Atatra told WAFA that Israeli […]

Israel Refuses to Freeze Jerusalem Electricity Company’s debt despite Coronavirus Pandemic
The Director-General of the Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO), Hisham Al-Omari, said yesterday that the Israeli authorities rejected the company’s request to freeze debt that was accumulated due to the spread of the coronavirus and […]

Israel to Cut Electricity Supply in Ramallah, Bethlehem and Jericho
The Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JEDCO) has confirmed today that it has received its third warning from the Israeli Electric Corporation that it will begin cutting electricity to the Palestinian West Bank cities of Ramallah, […]

Israel Punishes Gaza with Fuel Cuts
The Israeli government took retaliatory aim at Gaza’s electricity supply Monday ordering fuel shipments into the coastal region to be cut-in-half “until further notice”, over alleged Palestinian rockets attacks against southern Israel on Sunday night. […]

Israel’s ‘Environmental Crisis’ Is of Its Own Making
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo Gaza’s growing humanitarian crisis is finally registering in Israel as a pressing problem requiring “clear and immediate” action. However, it is not the impact of the crisis on the […]

Palestine to Use Biomass for Self Sufficiency
Palestine is embarking on an ambitious project to produce all of their own energy for internal consumption. If successful, it would break its electricity dependence on the Israeli government that frequently leaves the West Bank and Gaza Strip without power. Seeking to reduce […]

Gaza: Electricity Cuts off, Leaving Thousands without Heating
Large areas in the besieged Gaza Strip had its electricity cut off since predawn Friday due to the failure of a second power generator. The Electric Distribution Company in Gaza confirmed that a second power […]

Gaza Returns to 8 Hours’ Electricity per Day, Up from 4
The Palestinian Electricity Company in the besieged Gaza Strip announced on Sunday that it has returned to an eight-hour per day electricity plan, after two years of only four hours’ electricity per day. In a […]

UNOPS and Japan Join Efforts to Strengthen Electricity Supply System in Gaza (VIDEO)
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Jerusalem and the Government of Japan agreed on Thursday to join efforts in a project entitled “Reconstructing and strengthening the electricity supply system in Gaza with […]