RAMALLAH/GAZA, Aug 17 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PNERA), yesterday warned that, Gaza Strip’s only power plant would run out of fuel by Tuesday (tomorrow), after Israel shut down the border crossing last week.
Zafer Milhem, head of the PNERA, said in a press statement, the Gaza Strip’s only power plant would stop operating, if no fuel is imported through Israeli controlled crossings, warning of grave consequences on vital sectors.
The statement said that the closure of Karm Abu Salem crossing, which is the commercial border crossing between Israel and Gaza, is the reason why no industrial fuel, to run Gaza’s only power plant, has been allowed in, since last Wednesday.
Power supply deficit in the coastal enclave is over 75 percent, according to the statement by PNERA, which could cripple all aspects of life in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Milhem urges the international community to shoulder its responsibilities in preventing what he described as “disastrous consequences.”– NNN-WAFA
